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Re:AI is wrecking a fragile job market for college graduates by JustExAWS on Monday July 28, 2025 @11:12PM (#44718571)
And if you didn’t get a job right out of school would you have been homeless and hungry or could you just have moved back in with your parents? If you hadn’t gotten a job 5 years out of school that would have allowed you to support yourself would you be homeless or hungry?

I told both of my sons that I wouldn’t pay for a degree that would be less likely to lead to a decent paying job. When my youngest graduated from high school, I was working for BigTeh but I made it abundantly clear that a colleges sole purpose was to be gainfully employed.

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Re:AI is wrecking a fragile job market for college graduates by bccdee on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @01:19PM (#44725981)
> I made it abundantly clear that a colleges sole purpose was to be gainfully employed.

That's not true at all, though. An education has loads to offer beyond a bump in your wages. Do you really think knowledge is worthless unless you can make money with it?

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Re:AI is wrecking a fragile job market for college graduates by scarface_74 on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @01:44PM (#44726274)
Do you need to get in tens of thousands of debt to gain that knowledge?
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Re:AI is wrecking a fragile job market for college graduates by bccdee on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @05:34PM (#44728518)
You'll earn the money back with the increased wages a university degree affords you.

I never said knowledge was the only purpose of a degree—that'd be as ridiculous as saying "gainful employment" was the only purpose. It has multiple uses. This should be obvious.

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