The PhD problem: are we giving out too many degrees?

[EpyonXero]

Originally Posted by RACER X

There also a direct relationship between higher income and lower divorces whereas lower income -more divorces and more "baby daddy"

Its a lot easier you divorce when you dont have much to lose.

[tallywacker]

Originally Posted by RACER X

Are univ non-profit?

Non-profit or not, every large University has a large political system with every department grabbing for money, and salaries needing to be paid.

Just like with any politician, it is easy to lose sight of the mission. In the end the focus is on accumulating funds and then spending them on whatever as well as they can. Most of the time the "as well as they can" does not apply.

[pauldun170]

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-ques...go-to-college/

[derf]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-ques...go-to-college/

The one thing that article misses 100% is the difference in type of work you will do during that time frame when you don't earn as much extra money because of that degree than you expected.

do you want to do this



or this



The manual labor world is much harder on your body than a desk job, and I can bet that there is a much higher number of people doing construction jobs that dont have higher education than construction workers that do have a degree.

It also never talks about the other benefits of a better job, like health insurance, vacation time, that kind of stuff.

[Homeslice]

Sitting on your ass in an office all day isn't good for your health either.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-udsIV4Hmc

20 minutes, but WELL worth watching.
Yes, all of you. (or skip to 10 minutes in for the real meat of the lecture)

That was awesome. I didn't know that Rowe was that sharp. He's a motherfucker. Thanks for posting that.

[MILK]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Sitting on your ass in an office all day isn't good for your health either.

Thats why you run on your lunch hour!

The other thing about manual labor is that when you age you can become unemployable easier because you can no longer do the job.

[derf]

Originally Posted by Avatard

That was awesome. I didn't know that Rowe was that sharp. He's a motherfucker. Thanks for posting that.

Yup it was more interesting than I thought it would be

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by MILK

Thats why you run on your lunch hour!

The other thing about manual labor is that when you age you can become unemployable easier because you can no longer do the job.

I have been seeing that since working on jobsites the last few years. Some of these guys are in their late 40's/early 50's and look like total crap

[EpyonXero]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-ques...go-to-college/

If you go to college, you're all but guaranteed some significant debt, and don't think it won't affect you: In a 2006 survey, 39 percent of college graduates needed more than the default 10 years to pay back their loans. Most couldn't buy a house because of the payments, and 28 percent even delayed having children. Jesus, we're not just putting off idle hopes and dreams because of student debt; we're putting off propagating the fucking species. College graduates have yet another reason not to have kids, while dropouts, with their raging, debt-free boners, are out there whoring it up with impunity.

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