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There is a tremendous amount of faux cultural cachet attached to a “college” education in the USA. As if it is a proxy of social status. It is, don’t get me wr
by achillesheels 8y ago
There is a tremendous amount of faux cultural cachet attached to a “college” education in the USA. As if it is a proxy of social status.
It is, don’t get me wrong, but if a more granular cultural standard for what education is meritorious - disciplines contra brand name unis - maybe vocational training would be more appetizing.
- vonseel 8y ago100%. As a person who has always had some anxiety over peer acceptance, I would have been afraid to pursue a trades job due to rejection from the opposite sex or even peers and family. If you have any single friends who are successful lawyers, you might be surprised how easy they have it on dating apps compared to someone with more normal jobs. I don't think there's an easy answer to changing that social behavior at a massive scale; it's just part of our culture and the only thing we can do is teach our children to be accepting of everyone and that they are free to pursue whatever careers they want without judgement.