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> Are people in the US really happy i mean, they're doing it, so it must mean they're happy. Otherwise, they won't do it. It's not like someone forced these pe
by chii 3y ago
> Are people in the US really happy
i mean, they're doing it, so it must mean they're happy. Otherwise, they won't do it. It's not like someone forced these people to go into debt.
It's just that those students who do go into debt is doing so thinking they getting a prestigious degree would get them a good job and an easy life afterwards - a marketing tactic sold to a generation of young people that is not actually true any more (even if it was once true).
- janalsncm 3y agoI don’t agree with this logic at all. We didn’t have any other options. If you want a desk job, you need to go to a four year college. The amenities and the prestige of the college are also not the same thing. Stanford was just as prestigious 50 years ago when it was a fraction of the cost.
- lxgr 3y agoIn the same way that they are happy with the health care system, because otherwise why would anyone go to a doctor?
- chii 3y agoThe healthcare system is not optional, unlike the tertiary education system.
- janalsncm 3y agoGraduating high school is also optional I suppose. Not everyone does. The question in my mind shouldn’t be “why didn’t people think harder about getting an advanced education” but rather “why is the US the only country in the world that accepts punishing debt for its brightest youth?” Yes, at an individual level there is always the option to become a plumber rather than an accountant. But America cannot be a nation of plumbers.