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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by DiscourseFan on Sunday November 30, 2025 @03:11AM (#46094815)
Just because Comp Sci and many STEM degrees in general are losing value does not mean that university overall is not worthwhile.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by DaSHacka on Sunday November 30, 2025 @04:22AM (#46095135)
Does it really not, when many of the other degrees already lost their value a long time ago?
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by DiscourseFan on Sunday November 30, 2025 @09:44PM (#46102946)
Not sure what you mean by that, many other degrees still have plenty of value because they teach "soft skills" that are more broadly applicable and more difficult to automate. Hard skills always get automated away.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by chongli on Sunday November 30, 2025 @09:35AM (#46096968)
The question is not “does it provide any value whatsoever?” The question is “does a degree provide surplus value to society, given its costs?”
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by DiscourseFan on Sunday November 30, 2025 @09:47PM (#46102958)
This is not something that can be measured ahead of time, what someone does with their education.
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