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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What you studied is not such of essence. That you studied, however, is. During a degree, your maturity grows involuntarily, which is what I want. I don’t care what knowledge you gained there, because anything is a bonus.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 10 points 3 months ago

Learning is a skill.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Knowledge is free, but college is not. The older I get and the more people I meet, the more I see how little connection there is between basic degrees and intelligence.

Knowledge and maturity can be gained through various paths in life. Whether one sits in a classroom or not, someone dedicated to learn will learn while someone just looking to coast by will coast by. A lot of people have gone to college not due to a love of learning, but because it was expected of them. Sadly, it shows.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They just want employees shackled by student loan debts.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Nah I’m a EU fag. I don’t trust US products. Sorry mate. And please don’t choke on that cookie. You wouldn’t be able to afford the medical bill.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Student loan debt is an American thing, but the sentiment is common in companies around the world. So it's unlikely that's the case.

[–] RAFAELRAMIREZ@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

So they want the expensive piece of paper just to prove you can endure 4 years of something you’ll never use? Talk about a barrier to entry.

[–] RAFAELRAMIREZ@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

So they want the expensive piece of paper just to prove you can endure 4 years of something you’ll never use? Talk about a barrier to entry.