Originally Posted by Crompsin

That might be like suggesting that money is a good indicator of ambition.



Oh, and I also quoted someone named Jesus Le Christypants. Please tell me you don't that kinda stuff seriously.

Okay, so I'm not really kidding. You act as if college is the only viable path in society. That you couldn't get a job and be successful without it.

Example:

{crap}

Oh no! How is this possible?! How ever did I pay cash for a new truck and motorcycle in the same year?! I don't have a college degree. Where did the money come from?! It must be something other than my occupation!

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Uh, last time I checked? An American college wasn't even as good as the education that you can get from a country like South Africa. Not even worth mentioning how far we are behind countries like Japan with our educational standards in technology, math, and science.

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Of course college is required by society. The educational bar gets raised every decade it seems... pretty soon you'll need a Masters to get a decent job (already seems like it in some fields).

People aren't changing physiologically (giant pulsating brain-heads), but our expectations sure are a-changin'. That piece of paper (degree) is required before you even get a nod from some employers, but we fool ourselves if we assume that it somehow equates to intellect or experience.

College necessity: This is the natural evolution of an information society. I'm not bitchin'.

As an older guy, I'm doing college right now for the first time. I didn't have the money to go out of high school, so I joined the military. I'm gonna get my four year degree in three years, probably get my masters after a couple of deployments to pay for a house. College? It only reinforces my faith in people with useful professions: mechanics, plumbers, carpenters, welders, lion tamers, ninjas, etc.

How do you make $100,000 a year without a college education? Do something that rich yuppie kids with all the book smarts in the world won't do.

In America? This usually means sweating / getting your hands dirty.