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Comment Re:Ugh... (Score 1) 252

the autonomy that comes with a professional income far outstrips merely having more time to ride your bike during the summer holidays.

im sure you do believe this, and its not a bad thing to have money obviously, but there is still something sad about that statement..

Comment Re:It's about social status... (Score 2, Insightful) 836

And what about those who view a life long debt and slavery as insufficient to make up for persistance on a piece of paper?

You are right in that degrees are not an insurmountable challenge to achieve, but for an increasingly competitive marketplace, you are required to accrue greater and greater levels of debt just to keep up, let alone stand out. Landed a great paying and stimulating job, right out of university? Lucky you. Many people are not so fortunate, and others still view that risk as too great, especially when its not amazingly difficult to learn the trade ones self.

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