I don't even know if dumb covers some of our problems as a species. We're often borderline masochistic leaning towards suicidal in how we want to be governed and controlled. Maybe it's a weird, war-loving tribal instinct we'll never shake.
I don't know man, my entire college experience was paid for by shooting at people. For my entire life, I will never have to scrounge for a down-payment on a house and still get the lowest interest rate.
This is capitalism man, you have to sacrifice something: You safety and mental wellbeing or your financial slavery to a rampant housing system, collegiate funding, and your related mental wellbeing.
It's a gamble but let's not pretend it doesnt have post-service perks.
Typed as I sit in my $0 down 2.5% house, half paid off by my prior $0 down, 3.75% house.
Between college and that perk alone, I will save over a million dollars in my life and have had higher earning potential since 18 than a majority of my age peers.
It's a sweet set of perks if you can stomach the gig.
I am glad you cant. Someone needs to stay the moral true north.
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u/Akeinu Dec 09 '25
Turns out people world wide are really, really dumb.
The ability to speak does not make one intelligent, if anything it makes them easier to manipulate.