Post Aya7RfASfxGys6sRZg by laemeur@mastodon.sdf.org
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(DIR) Post #Aya7RfASfxGys6sRZg by laemeur@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-09-25T22:17:34Z
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I'm seeing a lot of articles talking about how a lot of college grads are unemployed and how college isn't a guaranteed pathway to a career/job anymore (was it ever?), and the general opinion seems to be, well, I guess there's no point in going to college anymore!Which is mind-blowingly stupid. Spending some time in university isn't JUST a career on-ramp -- it's supposed to make you a more broad-minded, complete, and capable person -- and is most beneficial for folks disinclined to self-study.
(DIR) Post #Aya7Rgs6LBm69kIoEa by scathach@stereophonic.space
2025-09-26T00:41:49.099310Z
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@laemeur >it's supposed to make you a more broad-minded, complete, and capable person Hahahaha yeah no it doesn'tCollege/university is worth the costs if and only if you either specifically want to study something that's hard to self-study (eg, Sumerian cuneiform) or want to enter a field that's effectively closed to people without degrees (eg, medicine). Even then I'd strongly recommend sticking to cheap state schools; no amount of dubious "prestige" or "networking opportunity" is worth dealing with crippling student debt
(DIR) Post #Aya7XvJlXjG4hKDLwe by RustyCrab@clubcyberia.co
2025-09-26T00:42:59.239103Z
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@laemeur english major detected
(DIR) Post #AyaAFy8gcABQ68A7hA by sneeden@0.5dollah.click
2025-09-26T01:13:21.443987Z
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@RustyCrab @laemeur these days, the only thing getting broadened by college is the assholes of fools after that $80K loan debt lmao
(DIR) Post #AyaBqGrkZ9B6Yc79zk by PunishedD@clubcyberia.co
2025-09-26T01:31:06.490547Z
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@laemeur It's "supposed" to do all that, but nowadays it does that about as effectively as it gets you a guaranteed career.