Re:Now That Information Is Free, What's a College Campus For?
by lopotubez on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @12:11PM
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Idk maybe depends on what you study or what your college campus offers. But for my case studying EE, getting access to expensive lab equipments and also being able to network with companies looking to hire juniors makes it quite valuable to me.
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Re:Now That Information Is Free, What's a College Campus For?
by SoftTalker on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @12:19PM
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Yes, practical experience in a field that requires expensive equipment or tools is hard or impossible to do on your own. School and/or apprenticeships are pretty necessary for that.
Re:Now That Information Is Free, What's a College Campus For?
by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @02:27PM
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My university had a (small) nuclear reactor. My local library isn't going to get me access to one of those.
Re:Now That Information Is Free, What's a College Campus For?
by red_candle_wax on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @11:40PM
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This is so obvious to anyone with two working braincells and an idea of what colleges and universities are that I have to imagine the people writing these articles must have attended the lowest quality degree mill possible because they couldn't even cut it at legitimate institution.