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@lapcat yeah, he argued in the markets or where ever. I think I was mixing him up with Aristotle, e.g. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/ca

@lapcat yeah, he argued in the markets or where ever. I think I was mixing him up with Aristotle, e.g. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/caves-paradise-elite-school-aristotle-005166 https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/caves-... who had some cave school or something. but there was some jokingness, yah. But I'm not anti-intellectual, which wasn't a joke. I wasn't making any point about his students or wealth. Education then, as now, is the plaything of the wealthy and wealthy nations.

barbazoo 2y ago
In what way is education a plaything for the wealthy now?
- Over2Chars 2y ago
  What makes you think it's ever stopped? Did I miss the proletarian revolution comrade?
  - barbazoo 2y ago
    Education is as accessible as it's ever been. We're probably just talking about different things.
    - Over2Chars 2y ago
      Accessible? Meaning it's available for purchase if you have the money? Or actually affordable? (first quack) "For example, in 2022–23, the average total cost of attendance for first-time, full-time undergraduate students living on campus at 4-year degree-granting institutions was higher at private nonprofit institutions ($58,600) than at private for-profit institutions ($33,600) and public institutions ($27,100).4" https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76 https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76 Or, if the requirement of a college degree for high school level work suggests, an expensive barrier for employment? (random quack on the topic I could find) https://www.vox.com/policy/23628627/degree-inflation-college-bacheors-stars-labor-worker-paper-ceiling https://www.vox.com/policy/23628627/degree-inflation-college... You can say luxury sports cars are "accessible" if you want to finance a $150,000 car. And effectively that's what many (most? all?) college degrees are: luxury sports cars.

barbazoo 2y ago

In what way is education a plaything for the wealthy now?

Over2Chars 2y ago
What makes you think it's ever stopped? Did I miss the proletarian revolution comrade?
- barbazoo 2y ago
  Education is as accessible as it's ever been. We're probably just talking about different things.
  - Over2Chars 2y ago
    Accessible? Meaning it's available for purchase if you have the money? Or actually affordable? (first quack) "For example, in 2022–23, the average total cost of attendance for first-time, full-time undergraduate students living on campus at 4-year degree-granting institutions was higher at private nonprofit institutions ($58,600) than at private for-profit institutions ($33,600) and public institutions ($27,100).4" https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76 https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76 Or, if the requirement of a college degree for high school level work suggests, an expensive barrier for employment? (random quack on the topic I could find) https://www.vox.com/policy/23628627/degree-inflation-college-bacheors-stars-labor-worker-paper-ceiling https://www.vox.com/policy/23628627/degree-inflation-college... You can say luxury sports cars are "accessible" if you want to finance a $150,000 car. And effectively that's what many (most? all?) college degrees are: luxury sports cars.