AA5B comments on A new ‘solution’ to student homelessness: a parking lot where students can sleep safely in their cars

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

When I was younger i took credit for intelligence and hard work getting a full scholarship to a good school. That’s part of it, but l realize I started in a good place

As I get older I believe everyone who wants to should have a free college education because we desperately need a more knowledgeable and capable society. And it better be ready by the time I’m ready to sit back

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

in my experience of higher ed, most people in it don't want to be there. especially the students. they are only there by force of threat of being unemployable.

what educated intelligent hard working people don't understand is most people aren't like them. most people want to be dumb and lazy and find learning painful and miserable.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Sure, no one should be forced at that point. But if they want to, everyone should have the opportunity free. And you’re right there would need to be some sort of safeguard against idiots wasting our money.

But we all benefit from from a better educated population. It’s a crime that free public education has remained at high school level when civilization has gotten much more complex.

And part of this should be that college is not “job training”. Yes our society benefits from people learning how to think or better understand many things which are not directly connected to profitability

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