Jarhyn
Wizard
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- Natural Philosophy, Game Theoretic Ethicist
Of course it's easier than getting a job. One of the principle benefits in fact of expanded education is delayed entry into the workforce and reduced supply of workers.I saw too many students at the university who were there because their parents were paying and they saw it as easier than getting a job.Abuse of what? Learning?Objection: While I do not favor making college freely accessible I do favor making it affordable. I dislike free, it invites abuse.
I like free education. It invites a more generally livable world.
If, in addition to unproductive unemployment, people were given education, then they might be able to find employment after.
If, after a period of perhaps unsuccessfully or minimally successful employment, people seek education, they might be able to find more successful employment in a different field or to vacate a role better filled by other folks.
Of course, it IS easier than getting a job. It's one of the carrots to get people in through the door, in fact, which is part of the snare that traps, and hopefully kills the shit out of a great deal of lurking idiocy and ignorance.