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

Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by chrisweekly on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:57PM (#46098843)

+1 outstanding rebuttal w/ facts and data-backed insights, thank you for that

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by hitekker on Monday December 01, 2025 @12:56PM (#46110592)

Hmmm, I don't see the outstanding part of the rebuttal. While it raises real evidence, it doesn't address the elephant of overeducation. The cited countries, for example, are faltering in myriad ways that their electorates have decidedly reacted against; enormous education sold to too many, falling far short of its promises.

Like many of us here, I've been overeducated and I'm against overeducation. "Not letting your education get in the way of your learning" summarizes that view, which I think use to be a tenet of the hacker ethos underlying this forum.

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by chrisweekly on Monday December 01, 2025 @02:11PM (#46111655)

"The cited countries, for example, are faltering in myriad ways"

... as if higher education is somehow to blame, or conceivably capable of preventing countries from having any problems? Your comment provides not a shred of evidence that "overeducation" is even connected to said problems, let alone the "elephant". Respectfully, the burden's on you there.

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