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> Now, I think there is a problem when naive, often blue collar people, go to college and don't know how to make the most of that experience Huh? Isn't anyone

> Now, I think there is a problem when naive, often blue collar people, go to college and don't know how to make the most of that experience Huh? Isn't anyone going to college almost always a "blue collar" worker due to the fact that they don't have an education suitable to a white collar environment yet? It sounds like you were in a great position to make an informed decision about how to get the most out of your education. I don't think many young adults are able to do that as objectively as someone older with more real world experience.

dragonwriter 9y ago
> Huh? Isn't anyone going to college almost always a "blue collar" worker due to the fact that they don't have an education suitable to a white collar environment yet? No, most people who go to college are not workers, blue collar or otherwise.
- debaserab2 9y ago
  Most people at college don't have jobs? Everyone I know / knew in college did.
averagewall 9y ago
I think he might mean blue collar culture. If your parents are blue collar workers and you grow up hearing about how bad and arrogant rich people are and professors living in ivory towers who don't know anything about the real world, you're probably going to have a harder time embracing that environment than someone who's been exposed to professionals as role models since childhood. That's part of the cycle of poverty. Poor people push themselves away from opportunities so they can stay in their preferred culture which they've convinced themselves is better.
- thesagan 9y ago
  To be more precise I think blue collar culture is pointing out conceit and arrogance when it refers to a class of people in an "ivory tower" – they're just pointing out a perceived hypocrisy/hubris. They're leveled towards my field and profession all the time and I see some truth in a lot of it; and then you get shows like Silicon Valley to top it off! It's good to be the king and all, but let's be honest about how it's really coming off. :)

dragonwriter 9y ago

> Huh? Isn't anyone going to college almost always a "blue collar" worker due to the fact that they don't have an education suitable to a white collar environment yet? No, most people who go to college are not workers, blue collar or otherwise.

debaserab2 9y ago
Most people at college don't have jobs? Everyone I know / knew in college did.

averagewall 9y ago

I think he might mean blue collar culture. If your parents are blue collar workers and you grow up hearing about how bad and arrogant rich people are and professors living in ivory towers who don't know anything about the real world, you're probably going to have a harder time embracing that environment than someone who's been exposed to professionals as role models since childhood. That's part of the cycle of poverty. Poor people push themselves away from opportunities so they can stay in their preferred culture which they've convinced themselves is better.

thesagan 9y ago
To be more precise I think blue collar culture is pointing out conceit and arrogance when it refers to a class of people in an "ivory tower" – they're just pointing out a perceived hypocrisy/hubris. They're leveled towards my field and profession all the time and I see some truth in a lot of it; and then you get shows like Silicon Valley to top it off! It's good to be the king and all, but let's be honest about how it's really coming off. :)