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Stupid ass private education bullshit

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[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 21 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (3 children)

I would argue that its rare for education to make you smarter, it mostly makes you more knowlegable.

Knowledge is mostly free though. You can get it from the internet, from the library etc. A lot of what you are paying for is the certification - some places let you just sit the exam I think.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Yuuuup. Piece of paper literally to get a higher paying job. Only says you attended school, doesn't mean you learned anything or built skills there.

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Exactly. Smarter doesn't equate well educated.

[–] Ansis100@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Or in some cases, like FOSS, the knowledge is freely available, but you pay for a detailed course or tutorial to receive that information in a simpler, more streamlined way.

[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 3 points 20 hours ago

A lot of the time I paid to have it taught to me so badly that I would have been better off with a textbook. 😢

They then call me up once every few years to ask for a donation! Fk off, I'm still paying off the loan!