OnlySevenOctaves Archive

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3	Why do so many young men think they shouldn’t be grinding for professional success and for women in their twenties Student loans can solve access problems but (especially today, I don't know when you graduated or if you're an outlier) just end up exacerbating the equity problem. The "go to school, major in STEM, and you will succeed in life" roadmap made sense when unemployment wasn't higher for recent college grads than the general public (who don't have gruesome student loans to pay off, by the way.) This advice being parroted by parents and mentors everywhere is why we're enduring an absolute glut of degr…	/r/PurplePillDebate	26/11/25 05:10 AM
3	Why do so many young men think they shouldn’t be grinding for professional success and for women in their twenties Those people aren't in their twenties. Besides yes, over half of them did inherit the education that got them that status. 77% of people who even go to college have their parents pay a portion of it, around half of all college costs in any given year are covered by parents. If you don't qualify for meaningful scholarships or have parents you can rely on, you're functionally locked out of this thing others supposedly don't inherit.	/r/PurplePillDebate	26/11/25 03:52 AM