Stupid ass private education bullshit

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    This may not be a popular opinion but I personally reject the belief that universities have a monopoly on education. In fact I think most are designed to create a more compliant employee.

    That said libraries are free, piracy is free, YouTube hosts millions of lectures by experts in their field and can be downloaded to watch or listen offline. I personally have spent the past couple years learning about the affects of US imperialism and haven’t spent a cent on it

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      I think most are designed to create a more compliant employee.

      Thus is exactly it. The diploma is proof that you’re willing to play the game and become a debtor and can be squeezed - HARD - because of it.

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      Self teaching isn’t a replacement for structured education. Making children pay money for school because the library is free would see literacy rates drop and is a brain dead take.

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        In my country at least public education is free. Higher education is paid for, I don’t think it’s a radical belief that learning takes place outside of university

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          7 hours ago

          So why should the financial burden of education be placed on the uneducated. That’s what I’m asking here.

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            Ok, well that’s certainly not how you phrased it in the original question man. You kept it pretty vague and relatively open to interpretation. Might have been worth narrowing the scope a bit

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              P.s. the answer to your question is capitalism. You must keep the poor in their station so you can continue to benefit from their labor