Imo even if it is manageable debt, that doesn’t make the problem just disappear. My own student debt is long paid off. It was only $25K - not exactly chump chan

Imo even if it is manageable debt, that doesn’t make the problem just disappear. My own student debt is long paid off. It was only $25K - not exactly chump change but only a fraction of the more egregious examples I’ve seen. Honestly, college provided some decent experiences but did it make me a better human or teach me something significant enough to justify that debt? No. There were maybe 3 or 4 key classes in my four year program that had anything really relevant to my career. Most of it was stuff I would forget after a couple semesters and never apply anywhere. In hindsight, college is an institutional shackle. It’s a right of passage we force on kids, and employers require it when it shouldn’t be necessary. My $25K feel less like an investment an education and more like a bribe I had to pay before anyone would hire me.