Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back to campus

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by take_a_breath on Friday August 14, 2020 @11:22AM (#24159064)

==Until plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc. stop being a part of the undesirable Other to middle and upper middle class Americans==

Source? I think most people view these jobs as the foundation of the American middle class. At least we do in the Midwest, where I grew up.

==Paying $100,000 for your kid to study underwater basket weaving at Harvard is still socially superior to running a multi-million dollar business in the trades.==

Having a Harvard degree gives you higher earning potential than a career in the trades [1].

==It is a problem of culture, not economics.==

Oddly, all the jobs you mention are historically union jobs. Meanwhile, one side of the political aisle has attempted to weaken unions over the past 4 decades. If we want people to embrace union jobs, maybe we should embrace unions?

[1] https://www.scholarshipcare.com/average-income-of-harvard-un...

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by garmaine on Friday August 14, 2020 @12:56PM (#24160286)

Things are viewed differently on the coasts, where those roles are very much lower class, even though they pay well.

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by derision on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:20PM (#24162133)

Which political party runs the coastal cities? I'll give you a hint, it's the same party that calls the rest of America "fly over states"

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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by take_a_breath on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:45PM (#24164174)

The same political party that runs the inland cities? I’m not sure “fly over states” is a phrase you can blame on Democrats, seems like a stretch.

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