“I’m not absolving the responsibility of those who take out student loans, but many simply can’t pay them back.”
I’ve always asked people who take art history or Russian art literature if there’s a job waiting for them. They usually look at me as if they’d never thought of that. They’re at school to party on somebody else’s dime. Remember when there were dental clinics opening in shopping malls. They looked like barber shops. They’re all gone now. But they were there because universities over-sold dentistry. Now they’re over-selling pharmacy. Dentistry and pharmacy are being automated so many fewer jobs will open in the future. Pharmacy is already cutting back. Publix will soon be filling all orders in Florida from a single automated pharmacy and by male. They may send certain drugs to a store for you to pick up if the law requires ID. If you have a question you’ll ask a pharmacist in India who will have all your information on his screen.
Serious question, why does a pharmacist need any degree, much less an advanced? All they do is repackage pills. They're not manufacturing lipitor behind that counter.
I think it’s great to have an interest in some exotic part of education, like Russian art history or whatever. The thing I’ve never been able to figure out about such interests is why does one need to go to a formal school to learn that stuff?
You only have to pop down to the local library and take out books, or pay $8 bucks to attend a lecture. There is also more information on the internet than one could ever use on whatever interest one has.