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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

I agree with this, and it's how I was able to pull myself out of a rut in my early/mid 20s.

However, it probably wouldn't have been possible without state-funded education. Not everyone can afford to just take a course, not everyone has the time to support themselves (working full-time) AND study on the side. I had barely a penny when I committed to going back to study. Thank fuck for evil Fox News "socialism"!

(as an aside, I had Swedish and Finnish friends at uni who got very generous monthly stipends from their governments for studying abroad at university. They got PAID to go to uni. Amazing what can be done when you actually look after your citizens).

the way i see it it works like a loan.

your govenment spends tax money on you, then it collects taxes from you as you make more money.

so in principle it works, no?

it wasn’t “free”—it’s really a loan.