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Originally Posted by Amnorix
I'm really, really sorry to hear that.
Don't get me started on the economics of college. I will rant on forever.
Not quite the same thing, of course, but I have personally dissuaded three people I know from going to law school, and couldn't be more proud of it. People think "law degree = big bucks" but they are VERY, VERY wrong.
The American middle class obsession with obtaining a college education is ****ing over generations of young people.
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The problem is that we seem to operate on a 25ish year window for knowledge and collective wisdom. 25 years ago, going to college was relatively inexpensive, and having a college degree was just about a guarantee that you could find a job that paid a reasonable wage.
Now, the cost of college has skyrocketed, and I know people with Ph.D.'s who are working for $30k/year. It's criminal.