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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by enkid on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:48AM (#24009858)
There are some things that does make everyone more successful. More education is overall better for society, even if it's no longer a guarantee of "success." Some things don't really get diluted but can enrich the lives of anyone they are involved in (if we disassociate the word "success" from a comparative cycle). For example, healthcare, books, digital entertainment, internet connectivity. The comparative advantage goes down, but the impact to the individual does not.
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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by mrits on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:04PM (#24010069)
I think we are witnessing first hand why more education is not always overall better. There isn't much point in having everyone learn British Literature on a 30 year payment plan.
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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by shredprez on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:20PM (#24010237)
It's important to distinguish between education and the business of education.

I don't think I believe more education can ever be a bad thing. But the business of education in the US is an absolute nightmare that corrupts the spirit of learning it ought to protect, and I agree more of that business will not make things better for students.

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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by vezycash on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:22PM (#24010270)
> It's important to distinguish between education and the business of education.

distinguish between education and schooling

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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by ThinkingGuy on Friday July 31, 2020 @01:48PM (#24011353)
I like to characterize it as "selling education vs. selling diplomas"
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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by chosenbreed37 on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:15PM (#24010194)
Perhaps we need erudition or an education that is not as formalised and compartmentalized as it seems to be. I happen there is something to be gained from literature for example. But a degree is not necessary for that purpose. The degree ends up being used for signalling or to provide some structure to 3 to 4 years between high school and full-time employment.
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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by rbanffy on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:14PM (#24010181)
> More education is overall better for society

And absolutely vital for a healthy democracy.

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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by throwawaygh on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:00PM (#24010007)
That's why you mostly see this push-back in places with horrendously broken higher ed systems.
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Re:A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:34PM (#24010388)
> More education is overall better for society, even if it's no longer a guarantee of "success."

Perhaps, but you shouldn't make the mistake of equating schooling and education.

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