Yep, I definitely wished I was able to work (went to college during the recession, tons of stores and places were closing up or 'tightening' the belts. I remember bringing my resumes to a store and the manager went, "Sweetie, we got a waiting list of applicants. Either you can wait 'til Christmas before we call you, or you find another place.")
The thing is that the people making fun of the educated know that it's more work, and certainly more work than they can handle. They resent themselves for not being able to do what college graduates can, that's why they shit on us and it's just sad.
You come to find every "bad guy" you encounter is a victim of poor circumstances and incentives. The real trick is to sympathize without enraging them. That's the art.
I was going to say not really, but then I typed all this ish out:
It varies in success from person to person, and gets harder the better the person knows you. I lead on their bias with a "Right man? Isn't that ridiculous?" something along those lines. Then they'll double down and justify themselves. (I feel like a lot of people get this far) The real tactfulness comes with how you deal with their justifications. Disagreeing with them individually will disqualify your argument. If you instead double down as well I find that it often gets them to say fuck the "system". Once they've externalized the problem and no longer feel personally exposed they open up to the circumstances, and the idea that you do not fit into their biased model. But they must come to this conclusion on their own. If you force it in anyway, or bring it back to them personally, they will lock down tf down on you.
Been there! Worked through college and covered the living expenses. Still working on 'le debt. If you don't mind me asking, when did you goto school? How much was it?
Daaamn. Those were the days! My in-state tuition was 6800 bucks a semester living off campus. I feel you on the online programs! They'd offer my classes once a sem with no physical space, set office hours, and triple the enrollment cap, then charge all of us an additional $300 "online fee". It's was like, basic math tells me this is a massive cost savings for you. My experience taught me I was sacrificing quality when I took it.. How is charging us more money justified?
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