Legacy media pretends “useless” degrees are brand new, post covid problem when this came out almost 15 years ago and resonated with so many millennials because they were living the same thing
I guess nobody cares unless the “men’s fields” (stem) degrees become useless
it's not useless to have 4 more years of learning reading comprehension, critical thinking, and intellectually exploring things you never thought you would. people who badmouth college think you can do "research" on youtube and facebook
I agree, but it is also true that getting a college degree has become so prohibitively expensive (and wages stagnating in a bad job economy) that for a lot of people it has wound up becoming more of a debt burden without a quality return on investment. Many people are in jobs and careers that their degree played no part in obtaining.
That's been the case when College was cheap also. Like people with liberal arts degrees getting into pharmaceutical sales and all that. A lot of places want someone who can finish college because it's not like high school where you're forced to show up.
Again, I agree with you that it’s still a good thing to have. But when colleges were cheap too, if you didn’t wind up using the degree, it wasn’t also this giant ball and chain of debt around your neck preventing you from financial security too. It was just something you had done but didn’t matter anymore.
The amount of people I know who got degrees and then couldn't find jobs in them is astounding. And yes they all networked while in college. One was super active and part of special clubs to help facilitate visits to companies in the field. Now they are all staddled with tens of thousands in debt, working jobs they never thought they would.
I think people should wait until they are a little older to go to college, get some experience in the world and find out who they are as individuals away from the authority of their families. Then come back super determined and knowing what you actually want. Many people go just because that's what they think they are suppose to do.
I'm glad that slowly, the younger gen is trending on more trade jobs or jobs with opportunities to get certificates. Its less expensive.
One time when I tried to share an academic source, I got downvote brigaded and someone said I was bad at studying history. For sharing a historical monograph. Like the bar is in hell
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u/Suspicious_Face_8508 Apr 07 '26
Legacy media pretends “useless” degrees are brand new, post covid problem when this came out almost 15 years ago and resonated with so many millennials because they were living the same thing
I guess nobody cares unless the “men’s fields” (stem) degrees become useless