Despite having already claimed tuition from me, the university still begs for money, but this is the first time they've sent shit to my work address, which of course I never gave them. But it gets even better. The letter mourned the continuing loss of free speech on campus, but get this: apparently students of color feel the most marginalized! "Alright" I thought, "at least this isn't some chud shit". They then proceeded to brag about how a previous year they had paragon of free speech :jordan-eboy-peterson: visit campus, and how they want to continue this tradition of "challenging perspectives". They then asked for donations in the triple and even quadruple digits :agony-consuming:
Needless to say these fucks won't be getting another cent out of me as long as I draw breath and long after I cease.
A grift is when you're sold one thing but receive something else, or nothing at all.
Accredited universities give you essentially what they sell you on, it's just expensive as fuck.
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There's definitely value, there are just tons of legitimate criticisms, too.
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Agreed, but to me that's more of an "overpriced" issue than "this is fundamentally not what you paid for" issue.
You're paying for a certificate employers value, education that is at least partially useful, and all the experiences that come with being a college student. You get essentially those things, you just (sometimes) find that what they actually do for you is (sometimes) not worth the cost.