By Myrmornis
> I think it’s sad that we’ve reached a point where you’re expected to have a four year degree, and $80k of debt in order to get a job as a receptionist or a barista.
(a) They can become a receptionist or barista once they’ve definitively proved to themselves that they can’t get a degree and do something more fulfilling, intellectually stimulating and ultimately likely to lead them to lives with more freedom and time to devote to their own projects.
(b) The 80k debt is a problem with the USA, not nearly so much with developed countries elsewhere. I expect you’d agree with this but it shouldn’t be a reason not to go to university; the USA just needs to get away from making people pay so much for their education and healthcare. (The article was about the UK). I work in the USA and I’ve just got back from traveling in Indonesia for a couple of weeks. It was really sad to see that all the people we met traveling were from Europe and none from the USA: I think a large part of this is that young Americans go into debt for college and think that they can’t afford to travel, and thus don’t become as familiar with other cultures.
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