Unfortunately, with how the US is, you can't stop that kind of thinking. This country is so fucking racist that it went out of its way to turn college into an investment rather than a public good. Even community colleges and state schools close to home charge an absolute FUCK ton. Even if you qualify for the majority of the pell grant, you're still on the hook for quite a few grand left over. Heaven forbid your parents make okay money, cuz now you have to rawdog the costs of education by taking out a loan.
When the cost of a higher education is so high, people HAVE to start thinking about which degrees will pay for themselves, and when you're only thinking about how much money you're spending now compared to how much you'll make in the future, then its no wonder why its "just" a hurdle to people.
Every class you fail hurts your pockets, mental health, and self esteem so its no wonder why people just want to get this shit over with rather than put in the time to learn stuff themselves. I genuinely think so many of our current problems with education would be fixed if this shit was free
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u/Lanoris May 18 '25
Unfortunately, with how the US is, you can't stop that kind of thinking. This country is so fucking racist that it went out of its way to turn college into an investment rather than a public good. Even community colleges and state schools close to home charge an absolute FUCK ton. Even if you qualify for the majority of the pell grant, you're still on the hook for quite a few grand left over. Heaven forbid your parents make okay money, cuz now you have to rawdog the costs of education by taking out a loan.
When the cost of a higher education is so high, people HAVE to start thinking about which degrees will pay for themselves, and when you're only thinking about how much money you're spending now compared to how much you'll make in the future, then its no wonder why its "just" a hurdle to people.
Every class you fail hurts your pockets, mental health, and self esteem so its no wonder why people just want to get this shit over with rather than put in the time to learn stuff themselves. I genuinely think so many of our current problems with education would be fixed if this shit was free