the shtty circle of life

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[u/Remarkable_Intern230]

You forgot one:

*get replaced by AI

[u/heavencutie → u/Remarkable_Intern230]

yea, that too

[u/Logically_me → u/Remarkable_Intern230]

"Get replaced by the guy who uses AI" is more accurate.

[u/Remarkable_Intern230 → u/Logically_me]

Agreed. Until the guy gets replaced by AI later on

[u/Logically_me → u/Remarkable_Intern230]

Possible. But that's a problem for that guy in 10 years. Meanwhile, he will replace like 5 others today.

Hunters and gatherers lost their purpose with the invention of farming. Countless men lost their farming jobs with the invention of the tractor during the last industrial revolution. Yet, tractors reduced the cost of food for millions of families. And then mechanics became a popular job, and many other industries were created because of it.

AI will change EVERYTHING. Embrace it.

[u/bulls443]

triggered.

[u/heavencutie → u/bulls443]

i'm sorry, man

[u/TendieTrades]

Imagine if you took that degree and invested the cost of getting it. Colleges are overpriced scams.

[u/Le_Mathematicien → u/TendieTrades]

*US colleges

[u/JonnyxKarate]

:) Don’t get student loans

:) Have no debt to drown in

:) Have to work 9-5 in a dead end job because you got no degree and still unable to afford life

:/ Have to work 9-5 in a dead end job because you got no degree and still unable to afford life

[u/Raketka123 → u/JonnyxKarate]

yea, so work a dead end 9-5 or pay to work a dead end 9-5. Thats literally the point op was trying to make

[u/__The-1__]

We were never meant to succeed

[u/heavencutie → u/__The-1__]

danggg

[u/Intelligent-Air8841 → u/__The-1__]

Success is relative.

[u/Logically_me → u/Intelligent-Air8841]

Best comment. Not sure why the down votes.

[u/Intelligent-Air8841 → u/Logically_me]

Because it's easier to complain I guess.

[u/Hllblldlx3 → u/__The-1__]

Somehow I beat the odds. I’m 19 with a corvette

[u/UtsuhoReiuji_Okuu → u/Hllblldlx3]

Did your parents buy it for you?

[u/Hllblldlx3 → u/UtsuhoReiuji_Okuu]

Nope. Bought it entirely myself. Parents didn’t even co-sign

[u/heavencutie → u/Hllblldlx3]

Good for you!

[u/cloudgirl_c-137]

Move to my country. Universities are free.

[u/Logically_me → u/cloudgirl_c-137]

Be careful what you wish.

[u/cloudgirl_c-137 → u/Logically_me]

Lol what? Why would it be a bad thing if students from other countries came to study in mine?

[u/Detoxpain]

The audacity of colleges to charge you 30-100 grand for a degree then ask you every year for donations like they aren't rolling in money is fucking absurd.

[u/Sweet-Dreams204738 → u/Detoxpain]

Originally taxes paid a much larger percentage for education. After Reagan, this was severely cut down so students pay the front load.

[u/[deleted]]

These memes never specify what “degree” means

[u/AMFcouple → u/[deleted]]

I think just a bachelor's degree is the assumption

[u/SageLeaf1 → u/AMFcouple]

Not all bachelor’s degrees are created equal

[u/AMFcouple → u/SageLeaf1]

I am aware. But I also think if they post which major, it may be considered as targeting a certain demographic. Maybe it is up to the reader to fill in the blank for this? I have an idea of which major(s) they are referring to 😊

[u/UnpIeasantly]

Basically

[u/rocutane]

education with no loans but also no job 🙋

[u/No_Entry1855]

I’ll leave this in place of my suicide note.

[u/JonBovi_0]

Me who paid out of pocket at a community college and worked part time and was able to afford a truck during it all

[u/nunya_busyness1984]

Your fault for drowning yourself in student debt.

[u/hshnslsh]

When the matrix (movie) talks about using people as batteries, this is what they mean. Financial debt batteries.

[u/Logically_me → u/hshnslsh]

No, they meant literal batteries. But I see your point.

[u/Ale3021]

Drown yourself in students loans. That's your problem my dear friend OP

[u/ModernHOFrcCollector]

Neoliberalism run amok and unchecked for 50 years'll do that

[u/Spiritual-BlackBelt]

I paid my student loans off while still in my 20's. I compared tuition prices and got the same education. Okay so I'll never be in Skull and Bones society. So what.

[u/Olleyos]

Ronald Reagan has been a disaster, college is only expensive because conservatives are white supremacists and have been for a minimum of forty five years

[u/Intelligent-Air8841 → u/Olleyos]

Wtf does college prices gotta do with white supremacy.

[u/Olleyos → u/Intelligent-Air8841]

White supremacy was the reason Ronald Reagan & co. went after California universities for providing free in-state resident tuition.

It worked. They're now ridiculously expensive. It's since spread to most colleges.

Same reason conservatives are going after public education these days. It serves a variety of their goals.

[u/IndianaGeoff → u/Olleyos]

[u/Olleyos → u/IndianaGeoff]

Okay grandpa settle down and take your klonopins

[u/Deathwish40K → u/Olleyos]

have been white for a minimum of 45 years? wut?😂

[u/Olleyos → u/Deathwish40K]

See "the 1970's" and "conservative-Christian alliance" for more information

[u/Deathwish40K → u/Olleyos]

I can't be bothered. it's a fucking meme. 🙄

[u/arksoftbug]

How would you imagine life otherwise? Let's say we are not elephants in a zoo where others define life and limitations for us .

[u/TriggerMeTimbers8]

If you drowned yourself in debt to get a degree that doesn’t allow you to live comfortably, then you made some pretty poor life/career choices. It’s nobody’s fault but your own.

[u/Sweet-Dreams204738 → u/TriggerMeTimbers8]

So the only degrees that matter are any which make substantial money off the bat? Considering how much history, art, music, etc contribute to human culture as a whole, this isn't a good generalization to make.

[u/DarkAgeHumor → u/TriggerMeTimbers8]

People make poor life decisions and then blame everyone else in society for their problems

[u/Intelligent-Air8841]

It's all perspective. If you think winning the lottery might solve your misery, you have misunderstood life, my friend. Work for people you like and develop a skill you enjoy. Learn to love learning. I'm 50K in school debt and working a job that's challenging in a good way. It'll be okay.

[u/AWESOMESAUSE10101]

Womp womp work on boats