Re:Why I’m Giving $1.8B for College Financial Aid
by CalRobert on Monday November 19, 2018 @05:11AM
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You're completely right. But those memes aren't only targeted to middle class kids.
I'm doing fine, and am not really worried about my kid affording college.
But too many of my friends are _not_ doing fine, and I have a strong suspicion college was not a good ROI for them. The combination of :
* "You MUST do this to be a successful adult"
* "Oh btw it costs several years' worth of your future income"
* "But guess what! Here's a big pile of debt that you can never discharge no matter what" (aside from death and some very, very extreme tax circumstances)
* "And because we're responsible adults who care about the next generation we made sure you attended horrible schools through your youth and have no cultural appreciation for mathematics giving you none of the tools you'd need to accurately determine if this is a good decision"
I'm doing fine, and am not really worried about my kid affording college.
But too many of my friends are _not_ doing fine, and I have a strong suspicion college was not a good ROI for them. The combination of :
* "You MUST do this to be a successful adult"
* "Oh btw it costs several years' worth of your future income"
* "But guess what! Here's a big pile of debt that you can never discharge no matter what" (aside from death and some very, very extreme tax circumstances)
* "And because we're responsible adults who care about the next generation we made sure you attended horrible schools through your youth and have no cultural appreciation for mathematics giving you none of the tools you'd need to accurately determine if this is a good decision"