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Re:Online classes are not worth cost of full tuition by sojournerc on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @06:08PM (#23922144)
For me it's less about content than missing out on real conversation about difficult topics.

I know this isn't everyone's experience but I started undergrad at a small state school in Denver, and had great diverse interactions in philosophy and literature courses because of how many different walks of life people came from.

It's hard to have honest and deep conversations on video. I don't think many would contest that.

Maybe it's not just video though. I feel we're lacking the social tools to deal with our situation, something educators could perhaps provide.

Re:Online classes are not worth cost of full tuition by jjeaff on Friday July 24, 2020 @01:43AM (#23936151)
It's also less likely to encounter anything online outside of your comfort zone when all the stinking algorithms are trying to find the coziest, most addictive material available to keep you around.