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College Degree (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The illusion of equal opportunity, dut dut doooo

[+] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is dense. College degrees are still very profitable. They aren't working in any of these roles in mass.

Absolutely made up propaganda for those without the ability to verify the simplest of facts.

[-] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What's your threshold of 'in mass'? Because it was 1/9 recent college graduates working low wage jobs as of mid-2023.

In June 2023, about 11.2 percent of recent college graduates were working in low-wage jobs in the United States. This is a slight increase from June 2021, when 10.8 percent of recent college graduates were working low-wage jobs.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York classifies low-wage jobs as those that tend to pay around 25,000 U.S. dollars or less. Recent college graduates are defined as those aged 22 to 27 with a bachelor's degree or higher and not enrolled in further study.

11% of recent graduates with degrees working low wage jobs feels like they're actually working these roles en masse after all.

[-] rowdyrockets@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

11% is certainly not nothing, but the vast majority are not working these jobs.

I’m not really sure how you can look at 11% and say “yes, they are working these jobs en masse”. A bit disingenuous.

Edit: Post OP and others continue to downvote - yet can’t counter. I’m sorry college didn’t have the outcome you expected, it’s definitely no longer the golden ticket it once was. But to claim it isn’t a benefit at all, or indicate that most college grads are unable to use their degrees is at best misleading and at worst disinformation. There are a lot of variables, including the major you choose, and how much you spend to complete the degree.

[-] bitcrafter@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Post OP and others continue to downvote - yet can’t counter.

Personally, I was turned off by you saying that the other commenter was being "A bit disingenuous." just because you disagreed with them, despite the fact that I otherwise agree with your point.

[-] rowdyrockets@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I stand by that. It is a bit disingenuous (purposefully or ignorantly) to call 11% “en masse”.

[-] bitcrafter@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

So you genuinely think that the commenter was being insincere by making that remark?

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[-] rowdyrockets@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

Seems you’ve upset a lot of people without a college degree, or a lot of people doing nothing with their degree.

It’s a bummer people downvote facts when it hurts their feelings. Pretty much a page out of the conservative playbook.

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