Tucker Carlson tells college students to "drop out & seek adventure"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

*Don't his 4 kids have those worthless degrees?
*Weren't his 4 kids in Greek life at UVA, so they sought out and daddy paid chapter dues for them to pursue partying and hookup culture?
*Don't his 4 kids work in New York City and Washington, the same sort of coastal big cities he claims are degenerate cesspools?
*Don't his 4 kids have soul crushing make-work fake jobs he derides in said coastal cities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

*Don't his 4 kids have those worthless degrees?
*Weren't his 4 kids in Greek life at UVA, so they sought out and daddy paid chapter dues for them to pursue partying and hookup culture?
*Don't his 4 kids work in New York City and Washington, the same sort of coastal big cities he claims are degenerate cesspools?
*Don't his 4 kids have soul crushing make-work fake jobs he derides in said coastal cities?

And if his kids have soul crushing jobs how does that make his point invalid? They’re making their own decisions and maybe as an older person thinks these might be the wrong ones. Does the concept of unconditional love for your children ring a bell? You are really obsessed with Tucker or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

Taking advice from this guy?

His kids can listen to that ugly little interview by Dad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

*Don't his 4 kids have those worthless degrees?
*Weren't his 4 kids in Greek life at UVA, so they sought out and daddy paid chapter dues for them to pursue partying and hookup culture?
*Don't his 4 kids work in New York City and Washington, the same sort of coastal big cities he claims are degenerate cesspools?
*Don't his 4 kids have soul crushing make-work fake jobs he derides in said coastal cities?

And if his kids have soul crushing jobs how does that make his point invalid? They’re making their own decisions and maybe as an older person thinks these might be the wrong ones. Does the concept of unconditional love for your children ring a bell? You are really obsessed with Tucker or something.

He's full of sh*t. Tells his middle class nitwit sycophants one thing, while his own rich family does the opposite.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

*Don't his 4 kids have those worthless degrees?
*Weren't his 4 kids in Greek life at UVA, so they sought out and daddy paid chapter dues for them to pursue partying and hookup culture?
*Don't his 4 kids work in New York City and Washington, the same sort of coastal big cities he claims are degenerate cesspools?
*Don't his 4 kids have soul crushing make-work fake jobs he derides in said coastal cities?

And if his kids have soul crushing jobs how does that make his point invalid? They’re making their own decisions and maybe as an older person thinks these might be the wrong ones. Does the concept of unconditional love for your children ring a bell? You are really obsessed with Tucker or something.

Six-figure make-work email and zoom jobs aren't soul crushing, they're cushy. And you can't get one unless you have the network and right degree(s) to pass through the sorting process. Soul crushing is breaking your body in your 40s or early 50s in a five figure blue collar job in some hellhole town in flyover country full of obese and tattooed opioid addicts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

*Don't his 4 kids have those worthless degrees?
*Weren't his 4 kids in Greek life at UVA, so they sought out and daddy paid chapter dues for them to pursue partying and hookup culture?
*Don't his 4 kids work in New York City and Washington, the same sort of coastal big cities he claims are degenerate cesspools?
*Don't his 4 kids have soul crushing make-work fake jobs he derides in said coastal cities?

And if his kids have soul crushing jobs how does that make his point invalid? They’re making their own decisions and maybe as an older person thinks these might be the wrong ones. Does the concept of unconditional love for your children ring a bell? You are really obsessed with Tucker or something.

Why aren't his kids taking his advice?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Pretend you never went to school
But still you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah

You'll never live like common people
You'll never do whatever common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And you dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Pretend you never went to school
But still you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah

You'll never live like common people
You'll never do whatever common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And you dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do

Oasis, Blur, Joy Division, The Smiths, The Verve, New Order > Pulp. Pulp is for school boy wankers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

Good summary. Anyone even a tiny bit honest would admit that all of that is true. Doesn't really matter whether your kids are in college getting their humanities degrees (as mine are). My spouse and I are well-aware that specialized or STEM degrees would have been more lucrative for them. However, they are not STEM-types, so it is what it is. I don't disagree with what he's saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

*Don't his 4 kids have those worthless degrees?
*Weren't his 4 kids in Greek life at UVA, so they sought out and daddy paid chapter dues for them to pursue partying and hookup culture?
*Don't his 4 kids work in New York City and Washington, the same sort of coastal big cities he claims are degenerate cesspools?
*Don't his 4 kids have soul crushing make-work fake jobs he derides in said coastal cities?

And if his kids have soul crushing jobs how does that make his point invalid? They’re making their own decisions and maybe as an older person thinks these might be the wrong ones. Does the concept of unconditional love for your children ring a bell? You are really obsessed with Tucker or something.

Because they’re listening to their mom or maybe they’re like every other teenager on the planet and are rebellious?

Is saying that Humanities courses are a waste of money compared to STEM fields and that getting married and having kids young is more enriching then sleeping with strangers and branching with your friends until you’re 35 such bad advice? If Joe Biden or Barack Obama said it it would be folksy wisdom I bet. And Obama drops traditional lifestyle maxims to live by like this all the time. Remember “pull your pants up” and “you’ll get over being woke”? Judge the message, not the messenger.

Why aren't his kids taking his advice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

*Don't his 4 kids have those worthless degrees?
*Weren't his 4 kids in Greek life at UVA, so they sought out and daddy paid chapter dues for them to pursue partying and hookup culture?
*Don't his 4 kids work in New York City and Washington, the same sort of coastal big cities he claims are degenerate cesspools?
*Don't his 4 kids have soul crushing make-work fake jobs he derides in said coastal cities?

And if his kids have soul crushing jobs how does that make his point invalid? They’re making their own decisions and maybe as an older person thinks these might be the wrong ones. Does the concept of unconditional love for your children ring a bell? You are really obsessed with Tucker or something.

+1
Obsession doesn't even begin to cover it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire interview so everyone can judge for yourself. It’s more life advise than political commentary, but a lot of his points aren’t that radical imo:

*Humanities degrees aren’t worth that much, but you should go to college for specialized degrees
*Internet porn is bad
*Being promiscuous in your 20s is overrated and unfulfilling you should get married and have kids instead

Good summary. Anyone even a tiny bit honest would admit that all of that is true. Doesn't really matter whether your kids are in college getting their humanities degrees (as mine are). My spouse and I are well-aware that specialized or STEM degrees would have been more lucrative for them. However, they are not STEM-types, so it is what it is. I don't disagree with what he's saying.

Do not aim to get married and have kids in your 20s. No.

[Anonymous]

Crapshoot admissions
Weak soft majors that teach zero marketable skills


Go do a trade and have adventures/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only kids who made it out of my dying rust belt town are the ones who went to college. The rest stayed behind and got addicted to opioids. Adventure, I guess. But one I would prefer my children skip. So 529s it is.

I suspect you dont know this for sure, and are assuming that the ONLY two paths for your schoolmates were staying home or leaving for college. People make a lot of assumptions about the paths that are taken to success. Most poor kids struggle to do well in college if they go immediately-- it can be more beneficial to wait a few years to gain maturity and independence.

Exactly. I’d wager that way more kids spend tens of thousands of dollars to attend a few years of college and drop out rather than those who attend trade schools and drop out.

And again arguing that more working class kids should attend trade schools is a talking point of Dems like Joe Biden and Tim Ryan. Everything isn’t bad because Tucker agrees with it. Grow up.

Whats interesting is that as college rates have increased, SES mobility rates have decreased. So the evidence that this advice (go to college) should not be standard issue to every child is there for anyone willing to see it. But its heresy so most people wont.

If true, this is a very interesting insight. Any links for this? Thanks.

College enrollment rates have increased 195% since 1970, when 3.5% of the U.S. population were college students. Source:

https://educationdata.org/college-enrollment-statistics#:~:text=College%20enrollment%20rates%20have%20increased,U.S.%20population%20were%20college%20students.


The decline in mobility, stagnation in wages, and increase in inequality is less straightforward, but well documented. Here's an article with graphs:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/aparnamathur/2018/07/16/the-u-s-does-poorly-on-yet-another-metric-of-economic-mobility/amp/


If you want to go down a fun rabbit hole, compare our economic mobility to countries that have expanded the trades vs university education, such as Germany.

Most countries have a steady state of 40% of pop is college grads