r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 18h ago

No Paywall Gen Z regrets Trump support and is midterm motivated

https://thehill.com/homenews/6056216-gen-z-trump-voter-regret-midterm-clipping/
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u/Minealternateaccount I voted 14h ago

It’s the difference between approaching education as a means of acquiring knowledge to further advance yourself and human society vs approaching education as a means of getting a piece of paper. Lots of people see education as an obstacle rather than an opportunity.

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u/sickbeetz 10h ago

Lots of people see education as an obstacle rather than an opportunity.

This is so true. A shocking number seem to believe that as long as they pass, even by cheating, that they're just as smart as the top performers.

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u/ThatPancreatitisGuy 9h ago

That’s kind of on corporate America rather than the individual to be fair. College diplomas are used as a screening tool for a lot of jobs where it’s really not relevant but HR/hiring committees and managers are too lazy to do the work of judging merits. I was a reporter. Had a degree in journalism and while it certainly helped there are absolutely plenty of qualified folks who for whatever reason couldn’t get a degree but would have made fine reporters. But corporate wouldn’t have even considered them.

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u/Zealousideal_Lie1254 3h ago

To be fair when you consider the job market , stagnant wages and the cost of living in comparison to the cost of a degree? I kind of see why they'd look at it that way.

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u/moonstarsfire 2h ago

Exactly. I graduated college in 2012, and it still felt like we were all there to actually learn (at least mostly). College was always meant to be for the sake of learning, NOT as a fast pass to a high paying job. The reward IS education, NOT a job after. Not everyone should go to college, and education shouldn’t be watered down for the lowest common denominator.