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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by collinmcnulty on Sunday November 30, 2025 @09:00AM (#46096715)
Friend, go to a community theatre production and you will find people engaged in something for which there is no economic incentive. Or learning a new language after retirement. Or playing church softball. There’s more to life than money, and there’s good in the world dollars can’t capture.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by qcnguy on Sunday November 30, 2025 @04:27PM (#46100598)
We're talking about academia, not hobbies. Academics expect to get paid in both money and social status.

As do churches and community theaters, by the way. They tend to expect donations. If nobody ever donated money they'd shut down.

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