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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because of you want a job that's not flipping burgers or a trade, you either need to have money for college or need to join the military to pay for college later.

The reality is, most jobs that require a degree shouldn't. I have a degree and have a great job, but what I do isn't at all related to what I studied in college.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if we - and bear with me here - built a society where you didn't have to kill people to go to college?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Sounds great.

But until then don't blame 18yo kids with no other prospects for taking the path that will keep them from being homeless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not 100% true.

I never finished college and have a pretty nice IT job now.

Admittedly I had a lot of shit jobs before by some luck one of those places I worked at for a couple years had an IT opening. I applied and had somewhat of a reputation for helping out the less technically savvy peeps on my line, went to the interview, answered their questions and got my foot in the door for experience.

It wasn't a great paying position but eventually I was able to move elsewhere and a couple jobs later I found myself making decent money, better money than some I know that do have college degrees.