Butschal
Minister of Silly Walks
Well I'm a student currently, just recently read the book and joined the forum, so I'm not exactly looking to drop out immediately, or at all.
Anyhow, I notice two things with my classmates that really bother me. The fact that they think better of themselves than they should, and the flippant attitude they have towards debt.
As far as their self-value is concerned, everybody thinks they're special. It's a fact that if you go up to most "gender studies" or "marketing" majors on this campus, and ask what kind of career they want to pursue, they'll say "Oh, I want to work as a consultant" or "I want to, work for Apple" or "You know, I'm really not sure." These people don't have a realistic view of the world. Very few will ever work for Apple, or Google, or Accenture with the degrees they pursue, yet they seem to think that they are entitled to, or will just be handed a "good" career working for one of these companies because they went to Uni! Unless you are a valuable resource that these companies need (Engineers, Doctors, Quants) you are not going to get hired, yet plenty of liberal arts students go through school nonchalantly, and are surprised when they have to go move back in with mom and dad. The utter lack of planning and the lackadaisical attitude is perverse, yet everywhere.
Second, the attitude of some of these students towards debt. I'm all for making smart investments, getting a mortgage if you can beat the interest with the money you don't pay, taking out a loan while you're young to start a business, and other intelligent uses of credit. However, I think that one message I received from a female friend really sums it up. "Just got my check from the bank, time to hit Chipotle!!!" Are you kidding me? You just got done complaining to me how you have no money, then, knowing that you are already heavily in debt, you use the money that should pay for your education to eat out at an overpriced Mexican Grill? The attitude some of these people have is disgusting. I literally have heard people say "Oh, I really shouldn't go to Tijuana for break, but what is another $3K in loans at this point? YOLO" and it is disgusting. They're not getting any value by using this credit that is so easily obtained from Uncle Sam, they're just mortgaging their futures for the hedonistic pleasures of now.
I could go on about the amount of good jobs available to people without college degrees, and how many people would be better served by pursuing those, but it looks like that has been covered already.
Anyhow, I notice two things with my classmates that really bother me. The fact that they think better of themselves than they should, and the flippant attitude they have towards debt.
As far as their self-value is concerned, everybody thinks they're special. It's a fact that if you go up to most "gender studies" or "marketing" majors on this campus, and ask what kind of career they want to pursue, they'll say "Oh, I want to work as a consultant" or "I want to, work for Apple" or "You know, I'm really not sure." These people don't have a realistic view of the world. Very few will ever work for Apple, or Google, or Accenture with the degrees they pursue, yet they seem to think that they are entitled to, or will just be handed a "good" career working for one of these companies because they went to Uni! Unless you are a valuable resource that these companies need (Engineers, Doctors, Quants) you are not going to get hired, yet plenty of liberal arts students go through school nonchalantly, and are surprised when they have to go move back in with mom and dad. The utter lack of planning and the lackadaisical attitude is perverse, yet everywhere.
Second, the attitude of some of these students towards debt. I'm all for making smart investments, getting a mortgage if you can beat the interest with the money you don't pay, taking out a loan while you're young to start a business, and other intelligent uses of credit. However, I think that one message I received from a female friend really sums it up. "Just got my check from the bank, time to hit Chipotle!!!" Are you kidding me? You just got done complaining to me how you have no money, then, knowing that you are already heavily in debt, you use the money that should pay for your education to eat out at an overpriced Mexican Grill? The attitude some of these people have is disgusting. I literally have heard people say "Oh, I really shouldn't go to Tijuana for break, but what is another $3K in loans at this point? YOLO" and it is disgusting. They're not getting any value by using this credit that is so easily obtained from Uncle Sam, they're just mortgaging their futures for the hedonistic pleasures of now.
I could go on about the amount of good jobs available to people without college degrees, and how many people would be better served by pursuing those, but it looks like that has been covered already.
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