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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I'm going to spend a few years of my life in full time study, I'd expect there to be a payoff in terms of future income.

Learning for the sake of learning is good fun, sure, but life is expensive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

That's exactly their point. The pursuit of knowledge for the sake of knowledge should be encouraged. Whats considered mankind's greatest societies all encouraged the pursuit of knowledge not only for financial gain but because it's important for society as a whole