The assumption that you should only do things that are profitable is faulty. I don’t want to live in a world where that’s true, and if you thought about it longer you probably also don’t. Assuming you like books, art, music, culture, etc.
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paf0@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoIt’s also important for dumb choices to have consequences. The systemic racism that brought the majority of the marijuana convictions is not even close in comparison to someone who borrowed money to get a degree that was never going to make a decent income.
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paf0@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
People shouldn’t choose to take on debt that they can’t afford and free education will still get me all of that culture.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Except the system is so fucked that even terrible low paying jobs routinely ignore applicants without degrees.
paf0@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
State universities, community colleges, boot camps and inexpensive online universities exist. Not to mention trade schools and entrepreneurship. No one was forced to take on an insane amount of debt. They chose it.
FWIW, the system is fucked for people that have degrees right now too. The job market is super competitive and a lot of educated people are struggling to find work.
We should plan for the future rather than pay the bills you don’t feel like paying.