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littlelady774
running on empty
- Dec 20, 2018
- 708
First off, I'm in the US- college is definitely not cheap.
A lot of people go way into debt to get a worthless liberal arts degree that offers very little- if any- return investment or job prospects. Many of these kids were lied to and told that in order to get a good job, they needed college- doesn't matter the degree. They were told "do what you love and the money will follow"
Yeah right.
Tuition is super inflated and tax payers are funding very worthless studies that do not give back to society.
The reason I ask is because one of my professors is trying to persuade me to get a PhD in linguistics because of my very high GPA. I am very interested in the subject- don't get me wrong- but getting paid to do research in such a field, which I would more consider a hobby, would feel wrong to me. I'd be a parasite.
The paycheck would be from inflated tuition and taxpayer money- for researching purely theoretical ideas that do not benefit society.
Do you think universities are just corrupt businesses?
A lot of people go way into debt to get a worthless liberal arts degree that offers very little- if any- return investment or job prospects. Many of these kids were lied to and told that in order to get a good job, they needed college- doesn't matter the degree. They were told "do what you love and the money will follow"
Yeah right.
Tuition is super inflated and tax payers are funding very worthless studies that do not give back to society.
The reason I ask is because one of my professors is trying to persuade me to get a PhD in linguistics because of my very high GPA. I am very interested in the subject- don't get me wrong- but getting paid to do research in such a field, which I would more consider a hobby, would feel wrong to me. I'd be a parasite.
The paycheck would be from inflated tuition and taxpayer money- for researching purely theoretical ideas that do not benefit society.
Do you think universities are just corrupt businesses?