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American Opportunity Tax Credit (College Credit) is a ****ing joke in 2024

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Xerobull, Dec 23, 2024.

  1. fchowd0311

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    Many people with STEM education have issues with "literacy patience" or the ability to read and comprehend long form text based dense literature that prevents one from being victim to things like social media algorithm doom scrolling brain rot that you are suffering from. This issue is compounded by the hubris of the average STEM graduate who believes their engineering degree makes them an expert in every field. As someone with a engineering degree and background, I see this routinely.

    We need to stop being dismissive of non-stem education. The lack of respect for social sciences is why our society is so easy to propagandize.
     
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    lmao no
     
  3. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    STEM is low-hanging fruit and always has a shortage. But if a PhD in Gender Studies was in high demand and there was a shortage, why not? Purely economically speaking, the degree is just a market variable.
     
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    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    That's an interesting perspective that I had never considered as a person with a science degree who also enjoys reading. Hmmm.
     
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    There is no real demand. Any "demand" is manufactured. These people serve zero useful purpose. They are detrimental to a healthy and functioning society.
     
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    So we mob murder all the deans and provsts and call the Marxist purge education reform Mission Accomplished?

    Luigi Onlyfans will be shocked when your rants applies to the entire system, even universities that aren't publicly traded, don't have a paid army of lobbyists to tip the scales, and aren't worfh half a trillion dollars.
     
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  7. fchowd0311

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    I don't understand how what I typed suggests we should murder some people.

    You are the one jumping to the conclusion that useless people like executives and shareholders need to be killed. I'm just stating they are useless people.
     
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    Most of the executive class in corporations have useless business admin degrees and mbas. Those are frat party degrees, not degrees where people invest intellectual curiosity into.
     
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    Got kids in college now and honestly never thought about the credit. In my experience, it doesn't incentivize any behavior.

    Surprised and delighted to see you say that. Because you're the first poster I would think of for thinking only STEM degrees have any value. I guess I'll switch that to ATW. Though I see you won't go so far as to give the humanities any credit.
     

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