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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) A lot of current college students didn’t get into the colleges they wanted, so it’s become a practical thing - get in and get out. 
2) College costs a lot, but especially if you hoped to go in-state but got stuck with private or OOS. 
3) Few people think about college as self-exploration anymore. It’s a professional boot camp measured by ROI. 
4) Tech jobs have paid so well and have so easy to get, staying in school is a huge money waste. 
5) If you want to pursue a graduate degree, save some time and money and get on with it.

Personally, I’m saddened by these trends. College has become another checkmark on the way to jobs and riches. I’m not sure how our society will eventually function without any interest in history, culture, or ethics. Most don’t want to consider the soft skills that actually make societies work. Sure, technology is great, but violence and wars, while fought with technology, have their source in human thoughts and emotions. [/quote]

IMO, college should not be equal to history, culture or ethics. A person who works a regular decent 40 hr a week job has plenty of time (and money to explore) all these things. At one point the only way to get the knowledge was going to college, now with documentaries, books, edex, coursera, I fail to see how if anyone wants to learn about something they can't. History, culture etc... should be "personal development" type of activities like Tennis and Piano that can reasonably pursued even after you graduate. [/quote]

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