We didn't have AP classes. I found out about the CLEP tests basically by accident. I took them cold because again, didn't have any other resources. When I started college I already had a semester's worth of credit.
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Without which, incidentally, I would not have graduated on time because screw general education requirements. And I only took the ones I thought I could pass and could afford, because silly me, I thought they were supposed to be hard.
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yeah it's just unreal how easy they are the DSST exams worth upper level credit you can at least break a sweat on
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This thread is infuriating to read I didn't get the usual sociopath-approach-to-college advice either, and I probably wouldn't have followed it if I had In the end I guess I sort of lucked my way around the cracks in the system Fucking system
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my mind recoils from thinking about these kids just doing what's put in front of them to do and emerging with a credential that all the value has been sucked out of and six figures in debt can't entirely blame them for going "yay socialism, let's do that"
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I am rapidly approaching that point myself, although I think I'd prefer it if we just went straight to the Fight Club scenario, I'd probably die quickly but socialism seems really soul-suckingly depressing in large doses.
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yeah, i don't know how people manage to not even be sympathetic to
#BTFSTTG sentiment even if they shy away from fully embracing it socialist measures are fine as long as they don't require mind control or planned economies, so, y'know, like a microdose of socialism1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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Democratic socialism a la the Nordic countries is workable under the right conditions and may even produce a reasonably tolerable society. It is incredibly vulnerable to disruption and isn't workable outside of some fairly tight parameters.
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it requires an external revenue source to be viable or else you just ruin your economy with ever spiraling taxation to maintain the expanding welfare state. the success stories have natural resource economies (Norway) or massive export surpluses (Germany).
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That makes it a lot easier but I think you could do it with the right population for quite some time. There is a lot of ruin in a country.
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Just looking at long term trends though. Once you pass a social welfare benefit you WILL NOT be able to repeal it or reform it in a democratic system. Once you acknowledge that the next step is to get realistic about where the money is gonna come from.
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You're right: the Cold Equations will get you in the end unless you are prepared to be pretty ruthless in some ways, which is very difficult to do and retain the "tolerable society" part.
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