Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost

Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:53AM (#46094449)

> It's not sustainable to sell a product that most people only buy because they were trying to buy something else (or because they're forced to for societal reasons).

Like a car in the United States, outside of perhaps five metro areas?

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by DaSHacka on Sunday November 30, 2025 @04:04AM (#46095050)

What do you suggest people were trying to buy, instead of cars?

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by rjsw on Sunday November 30, 2025 @04:46AM (#46095263)

The post is saying that you are forced to buy a car everywhere except five metro areas.

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:31PM (#46098629)

In addition to the point made by rjsw in this subthread .... food.

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by wavemode on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:55PM (#46098831)

That's not for societal reasons, that's for practical reasons. People want to be able to get around.

By contrast, many people don't want to be forced to take classes unrelated to their desired area of study.

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:37PM (#46099137)

It is for societal reasons, in that some societies devote significant resources to ensure that people can "get around" without private vehicles, and others do not. It is also for societal reasons in that the distribution of, for example, grocery stores, dictates that people doing desired/necessary work in rural areas generally need to travel significant distances in order to obtain food.

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