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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by seibelj on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:39PM (#29923847)
On a related note - who in their right mind thinks donating to their college is a good decision? I don't understand why rich people keep donating buildings rather than donating parks to their communities. When I begin to donate money for serious, colleges are getting exactly $0. The money will go to places and people that actually need it.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday January 13, 2022 @01:01PM (#29924193)
When you have an organisation full of people creating worth that you can cream off, you've bought a few houses, yacht, fast cars. You get to a point where you realise you're not leaving anything of value behind and think "if I pay for a university building then I've created a legacy of education for generations to come".

TL;DR it's like a shiny name plaque for billionaires.

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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by seibelj on Thursday January 13, 2022 @01:11PM (#29924327)
I get it - and I agree with the reasoning - but I want to leave a shiny new park with my name on the plaque, not a building in an overpriced university.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by chii on Thursday January 13, 2022 @11:55PM (#29930718)
Very few people would see the park compared to the University building.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by seibelj on Friday January 14, 2022 @10:10AM (#29935366)
I disagree - more people would see and use the park. The building is for a rarified group.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by manquer on Friday January 14, 2022 @02:33PM (#29939207)
Depends on whose respect you value more. The average park goer or the people who work/study at the University.

Also such donations kind of guarantee your kids will get into the university, so some additional perks are there too

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