I'd prefer medicine myself.

Urban.  Support services exist, and chances are better that you can get out of the homeless state.

Ha.  Absolutely not.

As for the thread itself, if I had listened to the advice of those who see post-secondary education as a job factory, I'd probably be working some boring office job.  Would I be paid more?  Probably.  Do I care?  No.  I have my house paid off, all the expensive material possessions I care to have, and no debt at age 32.  It's absolutely true that some degrees will force you to work harder to make opportunities for yourself, but that does in no way mean it is impossible to parlay the degree into employment, whether it be with an organization or as self-employment.  And if you're a naturally frugal person and learn to manage and invest your money appropriately, you really can have your cake and eat it too.  I'm proof of that.

I dont have a problem with the arts, but today's college youth are just plain stupid.  I'm tired of hearing them whine about the lack of jobs, when they continuously pursue degrees where the options are limited.  Tech degrees are incredibly valuable.  There are some companies out there that cant hire enough people because they cant find them.  They have to bring people in from outside the country to fill these well paying tech jobs.  Industry is dying, but its being replaced in this country by jobs requiring more education. 

sonicare

I think part of the problem is that many companies are no longer willing to train.  If you don't have exactly what they're looking for, they'll complain that no local workers meet their qualifications, and so they need to bring in outside help.  And I'm sure it's just a coincidence that these temporary foreign workers tend to be paid less than citizens.

Who needs drones when you have tornadoes?

I was bullied in junior high, but to be honest it never bothered me that much.  I just tended to keep more to myself and had a very small group of friends.  High school was fine.  And yes, I've had girlfriends and am currently involved.  People grow up.  Well... most of them, anyways.

If that's what it cost to remove the crickets, then yes, it's fair.  It was a stupid thing to do.

It just depends on who you're working with.  I remember some group  projects that were an absolute blast.  Others were terrible due to lazy group mates.

racism all up in this thread

lostrib

Indeed.  The topic of discussion isn't a problem, but this thread was quickly run off course by racist remarks.  Please remember that such remarks are not permitted here.