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The universities are first and foremost responsible for this situation, especially their predatory Masters’ programs that cost several arms and legs and offer l
by didgeoridoo 3y ago
The universities are first and foremost responsible for this situation, especially their predatory Masters’ programs that cost several arms and legs and offer little to no improvement in one’s career marketability.
Make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy, and allow creditors to pursue the universities for repayment. Spending $100,000 you can’t easily pay back for a useless degree is foolish, but nobody should have been allowed to sell a product like that in the first place.
- jackling 3y agoWhat Masters' programs are you referring to?
- YetAnotherNick 3y agoI think this is one thing both side agrees on, although both side disagrees on the effect. It would basically mean heavily reducing seats for humanities and social sciences. And increasing seats for technicians and programming majors.
- Simulacra 3y agoUniversities are the culprit, 100%. Classes students so not need, excessive labs and exploratory requirements, and an ungodly amount of fees. Universities should be liable for these loans.
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoI, for one, am thankful that universities serve a broader education purpose than being glorified trade schools. There is intrinsic value in a well-educated populace, beyond "learn to code, lol".
- didgeoridoo 3y agoAn English literature degree in 1960 cost about a tenth of what it does today, in inflation-adjusted terms. Somehow, those students learned just fine. Nobody would be complaining about liberal arts degrees if universities weren’t profiteering off credentialism. But if your degree costs as much as a small house, it better lead to a damn good paying job.