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

Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by ReflectedImage on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:59PM (#46099345)

Ahh the bad high school maths take, which doesn't account for the risk.

People don't just build 1 thing for a house nor can they afford a $20k failure.

If you take Fred who saves up $10k for a major purchase for his house each year.

If there is a 10% chance of a failure, then Fred will have a 53% chance of bankruptcy in 7 years.

You can't run an economy where everyone is bankrupt.

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by amrocha on Sunday November 30, 2025 @07:52PM (#46102164)

Calling out people for “bad high school math” when you can’t even write a coherent sentence is pathetic.

A man saving 10K per year goes bankrupt if he doesn’t spend it productively? That’s what you’re trying to say?

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