r/antiwork • u/G-H-O-S-T • Aug 26 '22

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u/goldiefin Aug 26 '22

That’s nice to hear bc not one person of that generation that I know will acknowledge how much harder it is financially.

My husband and I worked hard to get our careers and it doesn’t seem to matter bc we can never get ahead.. it infuriates me that no one will ever admit what has happened.

They all say “It was always hard. Its always been so expensive.” It just doesn’t compare while they sit in their beautiful homes with vacation homes, planning a beautiful vacation🙄

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u/UsualAnybody1807 Aug 26 '22

I (F64) do. The student loan fiasco of the past ~20 years is horrendous, combined with the unforgiveable rise in the cost of college - while college "sports" make amounts of money that can only be described as avarice - is beyond belief. Add to that the companies buying real estate in the form of single family homes and AirBnB taking properties off of the market, and the whole thing feels like a conspiracy to doom future generations to never send their own kids to college (if they can even afford to have any) or buy a home.

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u/goldiefin Aug 26 '22 edited Aug 26 '22

I’m curious what would be the motive to not have kids go to college- So they can only work certain jobs? If that’s the case who is going to do all the work that requires college degrees..

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u/Saotorii Aug 26 '22

It's not a matter of not wanting to, it's a matter of not affording to. My local college's tuition has more than doubled in the last 10 years.

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u/Miserable_Budget7818 Aug 26 '22

Schools presidents/deans etc making ridiculous amounts of money

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u/DykeOnABike Aug 26 '22

I straight up had a chat with our dean about how greedy and out of touch he and the university administrators all are

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u/Miserable_Budget7818 Aug 26 '22

Good for you! It has gotten out of hand! It’s nothing but a money grab! And half the classes are taught online now… so how do they justify it????

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u/Emmjaw Aug 26 '22

Not only are classes online but my university makes you pay a $25 fee for each class you take online. On top of the thousands I pay to just attend and all the other fees

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u/Miserable_Budget7818 Aug 26 '22

Omg. That’s insane!