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[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 84 points 1 year ago

A choice typically made by 17 year old kids after having spent their entire life having it drummed into them that college is the correct step to take after school

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

Also 17 year old kids, the vast majority of which have never taken on significant debt and have no frame of reference for the scale of obligation they're taking on.

It blows my mind that we look at an 17 year old and, as a government, we say, "Alcohol? Too young and immature. Handguns? Too young and immature. Tobacco products? Too young and immature. Voting? Too young and immature. Enlisting in the military or want to take on 5 or 6 figures of debt that will drive your major life decisions for the next few decades? Sign here."

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