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Re:The perils of short-termism by keiferski on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:45AM (#21115246)
Again, a college that costs $150k is a want, not a need. There are plenty of opportunities to go to community college, gain credits in high school, etc.
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Re:The perils of short-termism by pytester on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:48AM (#21115283)
Even if you do consider college a want (which is highly dubious in today's wage earning environment and with competition from globalization that didn't exist before), rent and medical care are the furthest possible thing from want.
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Re:The perils of short-termism by keiferski on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:51AM (#21115303)
Again, rent in cities that aren’t the hot, desirable coastal ones is quite reasonable and has been for a considerable amount of time. And as I just mentioned, there are a plethora of ways to earn a college degree without spending $150,000.
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Re:The perils of short-termism by pytester on Monday September 30, 2019 @12:01PM (#21116801)
>Again, rent in cities that aren’t the hot, desirable coastal ones is quite reasonable

Wages are shit in a lottt of those places. Rents are reasonable as a % of SF programmer income I suppose, but the picture is a little different if it's mostly walmart jobs or nothing available.

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