Unfortunately, modern American capitalism has stripped from 99% of college students the ability to worry about "society's cultural vitality". It's easy to talk

Unfortunately, modern American capitalism has stripped from 99% of college students the ability to worry about "society's cultural vitality". It's easy to talk a big game about the choices you make and 'a forsaken world', but when you're an 18 or 19 year old trying to pick a career path that won't leave in you in debt the rest of your life the considerations become a lot more immediate and pragmatic.