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(05-16-2019 06:30 PM)kaotic Wrote:  

(05-16-2019 06:21 PM)BlastbeatCasanova Wrote:  

“I 100% agree there are advantages the rich and upper middle class have over kids with lower socioeconomic backgrounds”

Well, yeah. That’s kind of the whole point of busting ass, making money, and getting rich: to acquire resources and give your offspring the edge in the game of life.

Yeah that's obvious, I'm not saying that's a problem, but circles back to the conversation is further education for only the for the upper class?

Yes, it should only be for the upper class.

Higher education was designed for the upper class by the upper class. This is why it was, and still is to an extent, considered prestigious. Going to university used to mean you were an elite in the days when a blue collar job could support a family.

It doesn't mean much now. Getting a degree is basically a requirement to support yourself AND everyone can go to university.

Pumping out more degrees just dilutes the value of the degree. The monetary value and societal perception of a JD vs the monetary value and societal perception of an MD over the past 50 years is a good case study.