Now that universities are empty, let’s take a sec to recognize just how amazing it is that every skillset takes exactly the same time to acquire. Want to be an Engineer – 4 years! Historian – 4 years! What are the chances of that happening? Don’t know, but Statistician – 4 years!
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Replying to @romanyam @Jonathan_Blow
I learned a lot more than just my major in those 4 years.
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You shouldn't have to learn more than your major. If you could be done in 3 years instead of 4, then you'd have 1 year of income vs. 1 year of tuition. 50-100k difference between the two.
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Replying to @Jonathan_Blow @CasualSquirrel and
When is someone going to coin the phrase "College-Industrial Complex"? OK, never mind, someone already has: https://www.google.com/search?q=College-Industrial+Complex …
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Replying to @cmuratori @Jonathan_Blow and
If capitalism is the solution, there should be a lot of cheap colleges out there that competed with high quality at a lower price.
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Replying to @Sol_HSA @cmuratori and
Libertarians often claim that the federal student loan program is inflating that market.
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They're not wrong!
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