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You take the most vulnerable elements of the population, entice them with grants promising a better future, then sell them expensive loans that can never be rem
by FussyZeus 11y ago
You take the most vulnerable elements of the population, entice them with grants promising a better future, then sell them expensive loans that can never be removed via bankruptcy, then sell them an education that increasingly is not a guarantee of any success whatsoever and then when things come up as they do in every life, we punish them even harder, oftentimes for life.
Madness is what it is. Pure madness.
- danieltillett 11y agoIndentured servitude is the term you are looking for [1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servant
- FussyZeus 11y agoAs much as I dislike hyperbolic sounding terms, there really is no better word for it.
- pdex 11y agoIt pays off it you pick a major that trains you in a valuable skill, this is where the problem lies- far too many people are picking dumb majors, that's more the crux of the problem you illustrate: making bad decisions during a critical time of life (ex: majoring in Drama).
- FussyZeus 11y agoI think it's a little more insane that one day the person in question needs to ask permission from the teacher to go to the bathroom and then the next day they're required to make life altering decisions with little guidance under extreme pressure.
- pdex 11y agoWhy do you think picking a major is a "next day" decision? High school students have years to think about it, furthermore high school guidance counselors have career and salary guidebooks available to anyone who walks through the door.