College Opportunity Options

[BamBamBoogie]

Should there be a tuition for college? Some say that it discriminates against those who lack opportunities and financial stability. While others say it prepares you for a society where nothing is free. What do you say?

[brooklyneast05]

idk it's not that hard to understand. you said degrees are overrated because people still make mistakes despite having them. she said basically that that's irrelevant because degrees never equaled no mistakes to begin with.


either way, i don't see how a degree would be overrated. it makes perfect sense to me why someone would want them and why people hiring would prefer them. 9 times out of 10 i would probably never hire someone just on their good word when i had someone else showing documentation of their study and experience.

[-DressYourEyelid...]

idk it's not that hard to understand. you said degrees are overrated because people still make mistakes despite having them. she said basically that that's irrelevant because degrees never equaled no mistakes to begin with.
either way, i don't see how a degree would be overrated. it makes perfect sense to me why someone would want them and why people hiring would prefer them. 9 times out of 10 i would probably never hire someone just on their good word when i had someone else showing documentation of their study and experience.

i understand, but still, too much value is put on these diplomas and qualifications, and not enough on the people themselves.
i've had a stroke due to the idotic decision of my surgeon, who is beyond "qualified". if he actually had any brains, that would have been avoided, and my wellbeing wouldn't have been put at stake.

[brooklyneast05]

i understand, but still, too much value is put on these diplomas and qualifications, and not enough on the people themselves.
i've had a stroke due to the idotic decision of my surgeon, who is beyond "qualified". if he actually had any brains, that would have been avoided, and my wellbeing wouldn't have been put at stake.

it's impossible to guarantee things like that though.

there's no reason to think that him being qualified caused it or that if he wasn't qualified then wouldn't have made the mistake. there's only two options, you can go to someone who is qualified or you can go to someone who isn't. neither is going to be mistake free, one is just a lot more likely to be. honestly which would you rather pick? that's all it comes down to in the end.

shrugs, i don't know. you're not giving any reason that degrees are overrated other than that people with degrees can make mistakes too, which is a given. i don't think most normal people put value into that to the point that they think degrees mean a person is perfect. but i guess if i thought people actually put that level of value into it, then i'd agree with you that it's too much. it sounds like you personally put too much value in it.