streamofthesky posted...
People don't choose to get polio.
People don't choose to go on vacation or spend their money on entertainment or leisure in return for being injected with polio.
The school to college propaganda was so intense in the 90s/00s/10s that we manipulated
many
people into thinking
the only way to succeed
in life was to take on these massively insane loans so they could get a job in a field they care about and make enough to support themselves and a family. Hell, the desire to afford college was made so intense that many people joined the military
solely to (better) afford college
Yes, it is a 'choice' ultimately. However, when everyone, from your parents and trusted advisors to employers straight up barring all applications without a degree attached, and everything, from the government to private organizations, is telling you the only path forward is with a degree then you can forgive these people for feeling they
had no choice
.