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LotsOfHorror posted...

Again

"No good choices" is equivalent to "no choice".

You're just throwing out options for how people should let themselves be taken advantage of and act like they should be ok with it.

This is why this is such a hot topic. Not all states share the same culture. In Wisconsin, there are towns where the amount people who hold at least a bachelor's degree doesn't even hit double digits and people are still able to live their lives comfortably. There towns and cities over the country with these kinds of cultures where it's not expected to go to college. To them, it was always a choice on whether to go to college or not and in their eyes, it's a waste a time for most people. As a result, they're up in arms over the prospect them having to pay for what they see as other people's flub ups.

In contrast, in other cities, especially liberal areas, college is presented to kids as if going to college is THE path to go if you don't want to be a secondary citizen so kids feel pressured to go despite not knowing what to do with their lives, be exploited by the government and academic institutions over constant tuition costs, and too many end in horrible debt with no proper career path as a result.

This isn't a straightforward conversation because it's a clash of lifestyles and culture. About what beliefs work and what doesn't work and is unsustainable across generations. But this causes further implications and discussions of what to do when certain cultural practices have been proven to be unsustainable and detrimental to society as a whole.