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mountainboot on June 22, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: The University Is Like a CD in the Streaming Age

College is a huge scam imo. Paying thousands of dollars for a class on calculus that has 100 plus people in it is robbery. You can easily get that knowledge online for free. The only reason to go is for the piece of paper.

kubanczyk on June 22, 2020 [–]

In many countries (except US) such course would be free or quite affordable. It's just a matter of policy.

mountainboot on June 23, 2020 | [–]

You make a good point. I should have clarified that college in the US is scammy. In other countries with reasonable tuition it is quite a good deal.

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