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Anonymous wrote:College education isn't what it used to be.

At one time it was difficult, and made to intentionally fail most who tried to get a BA or higher, similar to sports tryouts, military, etc.

Then along came the participation trophy culture and everyone got a trophy, then everyone was given a degree. Now they are not worth much due to that. So people keep trying to "catch that high" and going for PhD degrees now or multiple degrees. Due to all the soft easy student loans, everyone could do it, and colleges rapidly raised tuitions to ridiculous levels.

It's become a huge scam, just like the insurance scams and the housing market scams. It will all correct itself soon. A.I. might be the catalyst for the college scam at least, making most every job done at a desk obsolete.

I think it's going to be a shock for people like lawyers who, with a few exceptions, are going to obsolete by July 2027. The luckiest will be able to work as AI guides.

I should probably post this in the real estate forums—all those smug Bethesda lawyers in their fancy houses are about to find out what it's like to get foreclosed on.

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Anonymous wrote:Performing Arts. Live theater, dance, music have outlasted every technology revolution in human history.

Oh, music is screwed. Live theater and dance are probably pretty good tho. But how many people are going to be attending dance shows when they don't have jobs themselves, or, they're so sucked into whatever AI slop is being fed into the socials they no longer care about live events.

Anonymous wrote:Performing Arts. Live theater, dance, music have outlasted every technology revolution in human history.

Anonymous wrote:I have been telling my son for years that automation will get rid of many jobs, and for the past couple of years, we've been discussing AI. I don't know why AI will be good enough to never have human oversight/verification, but it certainly isn't good enough yet. I use it often and see mistakes, often.

Without purposeful policy planning by Congress and the President, we are in for a sh**show. And they are incapable of anything remotely competent. So I think we will see a huge chunk of the middle class disappear. The types of jobs that will remain will be things like medical professions. Of all sorts, from the licensed practical nurse to the brain surgeon. It will be a field that continues to grow. Things like EMS will still grow, while firefighting may not. And finally, anything that serves the upper class with a personal touch will grow/thrive. Like high-end sales.

There should be discussion about a universal basic income, but there never will be.

Anonymous wrote:Younger one has an investment account. I don't think he has to work at all. Older one will start investing now and should be financially free at 30.

Anonymous wrote:College education isn't what it used to be.

At one time it was difficult, and made to intentionally fail most who tried to get a BA or higher, similar to sports tryouts, military, etc.

Then along came the participation trophy culture and everyone got a trophy, then everyone was given a degree. Now they are not worth much due to that. So people keep trying to "catch that high" and going for PhD degrees now or multiple degrees. Due to all the soft easy student loans, everyone could do it, and colleges rapidly raised tuitions to ridiculous levels.

It's become a huge scam, just like the insurance scams and the housing market scams. It will all correct itself soon. A.I. might be the catalyst for the college scam at least, making most every job done at a desk obsolete.