Re:The average college student today
by riehwvfbk on Sunday March 30, 2025 @10:56PM
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Decades ago college was for the people who were financially secure and could choose a life of the mind. Now it's a prerequisite for almost any real job. Guess what, the programmers grinding Leetcode aren't doing it for the thrill of solving a puzzle either.
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Re:The average college student today
by alabastervlog on Monday March 31, 2025 @04:54PM
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This was true pre-GI-Bill, maybe, which puts it way out at the edge of living memory. It took a while for it to become a requirement for such a large proportion of jobs, but that's when the shift got going, and in a hurry.