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I blame college. The fact that many more people go to college nowadays has benefits, but the cost is that it massively increases competitiveness early in life.
by saint_fiasco 9y ago
I blame college. The fact that many more people go to college nowadays has benefits, but the cost is that it massively increases competitiveness early in life.
The admiration of their Facebook friends is nothing compared to the approval of college admission committees. They are the ones who like B+ students who practice sports and play in orchestras.
- grasshopperpurp 9y agoCollege is just a link in the chain of our win-lose society.
- saint_fiasco 9y agoThat's true, but after college you are an adult who can choose how to deal with that based on your own talents and goals. It's not like the children submit themselves to a life of hard work and surveillance because they really want to go to college. Their parents are the ones who force them to do it.