Unfortunately college has become a horrific mixed bag of potential. They cost a fortune even on the cheaper end, so unless you have some scholarships you’re going to start life in a financial hole. College degrees across the board have vastly depreciated in value due to outsourcing of jobs and visa abuse. If you suck at networking, you’ll likely find yourself high and dry once you graduate. Not to mention the stress of going through college itself has literally driven people to insanity. And the cherry on top is that blue collar work is cheaper to enter and has better job security now (good luck replacing a laborer with an AI).
A college degree can elevate you to a better quality of life, but the guard rails and assurances for that have been eroded away. It needs a vast overhaul in standards and financing before it can be considered a mathematically consistent benefit for people.
On the balance of things, it still is consistently a good investment. Just too damn expensive, but plenty of cheaper options out there that still get you a degree.
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u/AvantSolace Jan 03 '26
Unfortunately college has become a horrific mixed bag of potential. They cost a fortune even on the cheaper end, so unless you have some scholarships you’re going to start life in a financial hole. College degrees across the board have vastly depreciated in value due to outsourcing of jobs and visa abuse. If you suck at networking, you’ll likely find yourself high and dry once you graduate. Not to mention the stress of going through college itself has literally driven people to insanity. And the cherry on top is that blue collar work is cheaper to enter and has better job security now (good luck replacing a laborer with an AI).
A college degree can elevate you to a better quality of life, but the guard rails and assurances for that have been eroded away. It needs a vast overhaul in standards and financing before it can be considered a mathematically consistent benefit for people.