I get that, of course, but the only paused/forgivable loans were subsidized, which have known and non-predatory interest rates... so that means they accrued hun

I get that, of course, but the only paused/forgivable loans were subsidized, which have known and non-predatory interest rates... so that means they accrued hundreds of thousands in student loan debt... my question remains "how?!" I always figured the "x00K in student debt" stories were people who took out a lot of non-subsidized loans and let interest accrue for years.