wscholermann

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Blow up Australia and start again.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That would fall under "mandatory" then.

As for cultural signifier I've known plenty of people that went to Uni who honestly would forget to breath unless you reminded them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Rather than projecting far into the future which you can't predict and can't fully control focus for now on making it through hour by hour.

Ask yourself, can I make it through the next hour? If yes, keep going.

If your current residence doesn't feel safe, while you can't flee from it completely, stepping away from it might be helpful. For example go to the library, hell even a shopping mall. You don't need to buy anything.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes a lot of uni courses shouldn't exist and really should be apprenticeships or a form of.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A uni degree in Comp Science. Usually what they teach you is out of date and by the time you are done something new has come along anyway.

I feel like in this field certifications probably hold a bit more weight.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The hedge fund example would fall under "degree mandatory" for the profession. Although this is not written in stone anywhere, in practice based on what you are saying it's effectively mandatory.

The Scottish system for free tuition is not available for most in Australia as you must satisfy three conditions:

  • UK national or have 'settled status', with no restrictions on how long you can stay.
  • Normally live in Scotland on course start date, short periods away for work, education or holidays are OK.
  • Living in the UK for 3 years before the course start date.
[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I'm not convinced these days it does give you a leg up to be honest except in professions where it's mandatory.

And while you might delay the grind, you may very well have to grind longer to pay off the debt incurred.

In short, folks should not be fooled into thinking Uni is some kind of golden ticket.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Join a sports club if you want human interaction, and save yourself the thousands in debt.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (18 children)

If a young person today asked if they should go to uni, unless their profession demanded it as mandatory it's most likely not worth it. You'll just end up with a lot of debt and not much else to show for it.

University degrees are unfortunately becoming like everything else: a complete scam.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

UV and Sun is really strong in summer. Was quite shocked at how easily you can get burnt and it was worse than Australia.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Excellent point that I'd never even considered.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

People aren't forced into using banks in the US? I'm surprised.

And the banks would just love every cent and dollar in their grubby little hands so they can reinvest and make even more super profits than they do now. Too bad if there's global economic collapse though. And as we saw from the GFC the threat is still real and it would be even more damaging with no cash around.

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