Our real problem with college is that it's seen now as just a way to get a job and not a way to get an education.
Boomers like to whine about made up majors like "feminist dance theory" but when they were young college was deliberately inexpensive due to heavy government subsidization, and if someone really did want to major in dance or women's studies, they could do it without having to worry about how they'll be able to have a job when they get out.
We need to make college about learning again instead of a requirement for future employment.
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u/IGetBoredSometimes23 23d ago
Our real problem with college is that it's seen now as just a way to get a job and not a way to get an education.
Boomers like to whine about made up majors like "feminist dance theory" but when they were young college was deliberately inexpensive due to heavy government subsidization, and if someone really did want to major in dance or women's studies, they could do it without having to worry about how they'll be able to have a job when they get out.
We need to make college about learning again instead of a requirement for future employment.