being a student is a near universal experience, so its an industry that nearly everyone has some degree of experience with also there is at least some degree o

being a student is a near universal experience, so its an industry that nearly everyone has some degree of experience with also there is at least some degree of connection being the education industry and being perceived as intelligent, so a lot of people's self identity is connected to their relationship with the education industry for a lot of people their education is one of the 2 or 3 largest purchases they'll ever make in their lifetimes ------------------------- combined, it becomes a thing in which a large number of people come to hold opinions about, probably far more than the typical HN topic