The United States of America on college education
Student: I'm not going to go to college because I don't want to go into debt.
USA: YOU USELESS PIECE OF SHIT. YOU'RE GOING TO AMOUNT TO NOTHING YOU FUCKING SCUMBAG. YOU'RE THE REASON WHY MY TAXES ARE SO HIGH.
Student: I'm just going to attend a small community college instead.
USA: HAHAHA YOU WERE TOO STUPID TO GET INTO A GOOD UNIVERSITY. ENJOY YOUR MCDONALD'S DIPLOMA.
Student: I attended a four year university and received a diploma in a field I am interested in. Now I am $50,000+ in debt.
USA: YOU DUMBASS. WHY THE FUCK DID YOU GO TO COLLEGE WHEN YOU KNOW YOU COULDN'T AFFORD IT? YOU DIDN'T EVEN CHOOSE A USEFUL MAJOR EITHER. GOD PEOPLE LIKE YOU MAKE ME SICK.
Me: You know, USA has a point on that last one, if not the first two. If you take out loans to go to a small, private liberal arts school for, say, Orbital Aquarium Arranging, please do not complain when you can't find a good job that will help you pay off your debt afterwards. There is nothing wrong with learning about O.A.A, but there is simply no market for it unless you are NASA's contracted Space Station interior designer. If you have the desire and the talent of course pursuing it is of course your prerogative. However, you should not be surprised if you fail because you did not consider your life after college.
Me: Also, before I get skewered, I ought to mention that I'm majoring in Jazz music. I feel your pain, my dear liberal arts majors. Just please don't expect the poor folk stuck in Accounting to bail us out after graduation.
