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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real life hack is that, if you are smart, you can actually use these places to get an education rathe rthan just as a stepping stone to make more money. That can help you become a well-rounded, interesting, and ethical person. I appreciate that this is a minority interest these days, but something to bear in mind.[/quote]
I agree that for me anyway, that was the point, and well worth my while[/quote]

This is how you end up with a PhD in Anthropology from Yale and a terrible $50k/year adjunct job at a state school.

[b]Seriously. Who gives a shit about learning? [/b]Money is what's most important. Being "well-rounded" or "interesting" is not going to pay your mortgage. [/quote]

Not you, I guess? [/quote]

Why send your kid to college at all.  Just send them off to Palantir where they can make money as an 18 year old by exploiting all the data they got from Trump administration connections.[/quote]

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