I wouldn’t know. I went to college for a topic I’ve always loved and that happens to be lucrative. I actually think the narrative of “pursue a career you love” is still the basic message. It’s just framed as requiring a college education in order to achieve that. There is some truth in it, as it’s hard to even get your foot in the door without the credential.

> More and more the Internet makes me feel that the US somehow lost the cold war and it’s now a dystopian nightmare.

And yet the country is attracting talent more than it exports it!

99% of the people writing about how the US is a dystopian nightmare haven't lived in any other country.

I don't think it's a dystopian nightmare. I just think about how you guys got all those counter productive policies.

Guaranteed student loans in combination with private college simply doesn't work.

The way you zone your cities is causing widespread social problems.

Arresting people for doing drugs doesn't rehabilitate them.

It's not a dystopia, it's just lots of short sighted policies that cause long term failures.