Singing Beach Boys at College is Sexual Misconduct

[Fife]

[SuburbanFarmer]

Absolutely agree. But I can't get a job without it, and that's really all that matters.

Nobody would go into massive debt 'just to learn' these days - it's all available elsewhere.

Yep, College is the new High School diploma. Except you have to get into massive debt. Glad that my wife and I are just old enough to when we went to school it did not break you. Our school loans have been paid off for years. I worry for our kids.

Ain't Capitalism grand?

It has nothing to do with Capitalism - only Corporatism.
I'm beginning to realize that the two are only tenuously connected.

[Speaker to Animals]

What if..

Given that most universities put lectures online for free now, why not create some kind of organization that performs testing on courses that can get accreditation.

You don't have to deliver the classes. You need only test competence.

[apeman]

What if..

Given that most universities put lectures online for free now, why not create some kind of organization that performs testing on courses that can get accreditation.

You don't have to deliver the classes. You need only test competence.

Jordan Peterson talked about that in the JRE linked in the podcast thread.

He said all an org needs to do is put together the course/reading list, and administer a test that has an 85% failure rate. Companies will be interested in that 15% that pass the rigorous exam.

[TheReal_ND]

He was a weeb. Fuck weebs tbh

[clubgop]

Absolutely agree. But I can't get a job without it, and that's really all that matters.

Nobody would go into massive debt 'just to learn' these days - it's all available elsewhere.

Yep, College is the new High School diploma. Except you have to get into massive debt. Glad that my wife and I are just old enough to when we went to school it did not break you. Our school loans have been paid off for years. I worry for our kids.

Ain't Capitalism grand?

Yes, too bad what you are describing has nothing to do capitalism.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Yep, College is the new High School diploma. Except you have to get into massive debt. Glad that my wife and I are just old enough to when we went to school it did not break you. Our school loans have been paid off for years. I worry for our kids.

Ain't Capitalism grand?

Yes, too bad what you are describing has nothing to do capitalism.

Do tell.

[Ex-California]

Yep, College is the new High School diploma. Except you have to get into massive debt. Glad that my wife and I are just old enough to when we went to school it did not break you. Our school loans have been paid off for years. I worry for our kids.

Ain't Capitalism grand?

Yes, too bad what you are describing has nothing to do capitalism.

It has 100% everything to do with Capitalism.

Service provided for a fee that results in profit for multiple people

[Okeefenokee]

Ain't Capitalism grand?

Yes, too bad what you are describing has nothing to do capitalism.

It has 100% everything to do with Capitalism.

Service provided for a fee that results in profit for multiple people

Except for the government subsidized loans for everyone.

[Fife]

Yes, too bad what you are describing has nothing to do capitalism.

It has 100% everything to do with Capitalism.

Service provided for a fee that results in profit for multiple people

Except for the government subsidized loans for everyone.

Wait, what? Education is a welfare program? Who knew?