How? How is taking a loan and then being shocked when you have to pay it back not itself moronic? You made the decision to take the loan and you chose what to study. Don’t like computer science? Neither did I which is why I didn’t study that, but those that did make bank. Study liberal arts and find it hard to find a well paying career? That’s on you, not society. I was never the smoothest crayon in the shed, but even I knew this at 17.
Yeah yeah fuck the banks, I’m with you there, but this was a decision. No one was forced to take the loans. You gamble on your own future. My gamble was to not take the debt and let me tell you, that did NOT pay off in the end. A degree helps you get way better paying jobs (that might not be your underwater basket weaving career you studied for) than not having a degree unless you’re in a union or a well paying trade.
Hot take I’m sure, but this whole thing is one of the more absurd things to have gained traction… Yes I’m fucking bitter. I followed the rules, chose not to take a gamble on debt and I’m suffering for it while watching people get their debts paid off because they don’t feel like paying for their education that does help them whether they accept that or not. Put my resume next to yours, everything identical except education and you’re getting the job not me.
Edit: do I think all education should be free, YES! But this is not that argument. This is “I took a loan and now I don’t want to pay.”
I pay more taxes than you, by a long shot. I’m not bitter about people getting educated and trying to do something they like with the short time we all have on earth.
boo-fucking-hoo I’m getting punished because other people want to be educated for the sake of being learned 😭😭😭
What? That literally has nothing to do with this. I don’t care about the taxes, I wish education was free for everyone paid by taxes. This is about people taking loans and then saying “nah fuck that I don’t want to pay.” and then acting indignant that they’d have to. That’s absurd.
How? How is taking a loan and then being shocked when you have to pay it back not itself moronic? You made the decision to take the loan and you chose what to study. Don’t like computer science? Neither did I which is why I didn’t study that, but those that did make bank. Study liberal arts and find it hard to find a well paying career? That’s on you, not society. I was never the smoothest crayon in the shed, but even I knew this at 17.
Yeah yeah fuck the banks, I’m with you there, but this was a decision. No one was forced to take the loans. You gamble on your own future. My gamble was to not take the debt and let me tell you, that did NOT pay off in the end. A degree helps you get way better paying jobs (that might not be your underwater basket weaving career you studied for) than not having a degree unless you’re in a union or a well paying trade.
Hot take I’m sure, but this whole thing is one of the more absurd things to have gained traction… Yes I’m fucking bitter. I followed the rules, chose not to take a gamble on debt and I’m suffering for it while watching people get their debts paid off because they don’t feel like paying for their education that does help them whether they accept that or not. Put my resume next to yours, everything identical except education and you’re getting the job not me.
Edit: do I think all education should be free, YES! But this is not that argument. This is “I took a loan and now I don’t want to pay.”
I pay more taxes than you, by a long shot. I’m not bitter about people getting educated and trying to do something they like with the short time we all have on earth.
boo-fucking-hoo I’m getting punished because other people want to be educated for the sake of being learned 😭😭😭
Sheesh, siddown, clown.
What? That literally has nothing to do with this. I don’t care about the taxes, I wish education was free for everyone paid by taxes. This is about people taking loans and then saying “nah fuck that I don’t want to pay.” and then acting indignant that they’d have to. That’s absurd.
Who’s it hurting, the banks? I don’t care.