• MsPenguinette@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    That advice did age better with time. A lot of well paying jobs now require a BS for you to get in the door. I have a degree in Mathematics. Haven’t directly used it at all but it’s paid off

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      Only as a result of millions of kids being told that college was the only viable route to a successful career. It’s just yet another commoditized self-fulfilling prophecy.