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b_b  ·  4096 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why so few conservatives in education? (A lecture)

People go to college just to go to college. That is why there is crushing student debt. Don't get a PhD in English lit at a cost of $100,000 if you plan on being debt free in your life. Even expensive colleges are investments when purchased smartly.





socialistfuck  ·  4096 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"People go to college just to go to college."

Some do, sure. Do you have any statistics for what % of students are doing that?

"Don't get a PhD in English lit at a cost of $100,000 if you plan on being debt free in your life."

I don't think it's right to restrict what type of education one wants to perform based on what they are expecting to be paid after they graduate. A lot of education that may not be considered economically viable can still be useful.

b_b  ·  4096 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"Free is when you don't have to pay for nothing or do nothing. We want to be free!"

-Frank Zappa (from teenage wind)

socialistfuck  ·  4096 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Go on.