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Re:High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Stu... by ehvatum on Sunday June 04, 2023 @04:50PM (#36189454)
> So where the FUCK is all that money going?

Please be aware that higher education is a massive dumping ground for the lowest-performing segment of the politically-connected managerial class, who are too cowardly and lazy to run for elected office, and too stupid and impulsive to make it in industry.

Academia is perfect, for them: a gigantic stage for demonstrating moral superiority and hiring friends, with no fundamentals that matter at all.

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Re:High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Stu... by miked85 on Sunday June 04, 2023 @08:33PM (#36190918)
Totally agree. I only had one professor who had any idea how things work in the industry, and she went back to it within a couple years. I'm not saying there's no value at a university, but most of it is a waste of time and money.
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