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How is overspending on college any different than overspending on anything else? Is the guy who drives around in the BMW he can't afford "tragic"? It's absolut
by malvosenior 7y ago
How is overspending on college any different than overspending on anything else? Is the guy who drives around in the BMW he can't afford "tragic"?
It's absolutely possible to pick an economically viable major, go to community college, go to a trade school... It's also absolutely viable to take on loans and pay them off through hard work. How important is that degree to you? If it's very important then expect to sacrifice, almost everyone else is.
I know so many peers with degrees of varying quality that spend their money on international travel, eating out almost every night, living in the most expensive cities in the world yet they complain about their student debt constantly. Now they're presenting themselves as true victims and acting like anyone who doesn't support this bail out is a hateful wretch.
I'm sorry but I worked hard and made good decisions and I absolutely expect the same level of competence from my fellow citizens. People make dumb decisions all of the time and you have to learn the hard way that your life is your's and there's no fairy godmother that will come waive your poor choices away.
- kennyadam 7y agoWell, perhaps there could be. You just sound determined to never even countenance the possibility that things could be different. MAGA, amirite?
- malvosenior 7y agoWell, I don't think there can be a fairy godmother. Someone has to pay for all of this. I do want things to be different though, and it starts with people taking on a lot more personal responsibility. Our whole society needs to reintegrate that concept into who we are and how we're raised. A lot of people are very quick to blame others for their mistakes and look to them to fix their problems.