Abolish Amerikkka@lemmygrad.ml to GenZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 7 months agoPeople be spending 300k in an undergrad degree???!!lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up183arrow-down1imagePeople be spending 300k in an undergrad degree???!!lemmygrad.mlAbolish Amerikkka@lemmygrad.ml to GenZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 7 months agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squares0ykaf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·edit-27 months agoi hate everything here, from the ridiculous price to the guy treating a degree like a simple matter of value exchange it’s like even the pursuit of knowledge has become just a tool to help or hinder your survival under capitalism and i really fucking hate it “a degree is like a car” no it fucking isn’t??
minus-squarefreagle@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months agoCommodity fetishism has entered the chat
minus-squarenovibe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoThe goal of capital is to commodify everything. Neoliberalism is the speeding up of this force.
minus-squareMeowZedong@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoIt’s treated like one by institutions even though there is much more value you can gain in terms of education and personal growth. In many fields, they don’t give a shit what you actually learned at college and if it applies to the job.
i hate everything here, from the ridiculous price to the guy treating a degree like a simple matter of value exchange
it’s like even the pursuit of knowledge has become just a tool to help or hinder your survival under capitalism and i really fucking hate it
“a degree is like a car” no it fucking isn’t??
Commodity fetishism has entered the chat
The goal of capital is to commodify everything. Neoliberalism is the speeding up of this force.
It’s treated like one by institutions even though there is much more value you can gain in terms of education and personal growth. In many fields, they don’t give a shit what you actually learned at college and if it applies to the job.