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That is such a confused spaghetti of arguments, I don't even know where to start. One thing is clear (to me, if not to Nate): people don't base their decision

by hilux 2y ago

That is such a confused spaghetti of arguments, I don't even know where to start. One thing is clear (to me, if not to Nate): people don't base their decision to attend Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, or UChicago based on popularity polls of the unwashed masses. And the same goes for the recruiting teams at Google, Goldman, etc.

wakawaka28 2y ago
One thing is clear to me (if not to you): These schools live on their reputations, and if you have to rely on biases of alumni of similar gilded brainwashing centers to make it worthwhile, it truly is not worth the money. Also, people who call everyone who didn't go to get annointed at such a money pit "unwashed" are so far up their own asses that they cannot possibly grasp what a waste of money it was to go there in the first place.
- hilux 2y ago
  (1) You don't understand sarcasm. (2) For those of us who work for a living, brand matters. That's not my choice, it's the real world. (3) It's not a "waste of money" if it costs much less than going to a state school, which it does for most poor and middle-class people.
  - wakawaka28 2y ago
    (1) If you think what you wrote sounds sarcastic, you don't understand sarcasm either. (2) Agreed. Which is exactly why these various Ivy League brands need to be concerned about their appearance. Maybe if they didn't cost $100k per year and up, they would not be under such scrutiny. (3) I reckon if you can qualify for any significant discounted admission at an Ivy League school, you can get a full scholarship and/or awesome financial aid at a number of excellent state schools. So the value isn't in it for poor kids. As for rich kids, well, just because they have the money doesn't mean they want to waste it on a school that is just not worth it. I'm sure these schools' reputations aren't quite bad enough to discourage the rich from going, but let's see how bad they let it get.

by hilux 2y ago

wakawaka28 2y ago

One thing is clear to me (if not to you): These schools live on their reputations, and if you have to rely on biases of alumni of similar gilded brainwashing centers to make it worthwhile, it truly is not worth the money. Also, people who call everyone who didn't go to get annointed at such a money pit "unwashed" are so far up their own asses that they cannot possibly grasp what a waste of money it was to go there in the first place.

hilux 2y ago
(1) You don't understand sarcasm. (2) For those of us who work for a living, brand matters. That's not my choice, it's the real world. (3) It's not a "waste of money" if it costs much less than going to a state school, which it does for most poor and middle-class people.
- wakawaka28 2y ago
  (1) If you think what you wrote sounds sarcastic, you don't understand sarcasm either. (2) Agreed. Which is exactly why these various Ivy League brands need to be concerned about their appearance. Maybe if they didn't cost $100k per year and up, they would not be under such scrutiny. (3) I reckon if you can qualify for any significant discounted admission at an Ivy League school, you can get a full scholarship and/or awesome financial aid at a number of excellent state schools. So the value isn't in it for poor kids. As for rich kids, well, just because they have the money doesn't mean they want to waste it on a school that is just not worth it. I'm sure these schools' reputations aren't quite bad enough to discourage the rich from going, but let's see how bad they let it get.