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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
I could've taken out loans to go to uni. But it's something like £4-5k a year. How the fuck is that enough to pay rent, bills, eat, computer, books, and all the other shit that is needed, before we even account for the non essentials like socialising and basically trying to enjoy life? It's not. Most people who study have to take on part time jobs, serving drinks and the like. It's a constant struggle balancing work, study and rest, not ideal for optimal performance.
Education should be flat out free, everyone should be able to learn at all levels of education - school, college and uni - without having to take on debt, and without having to work. That's beneficial to society, well at least it would be if society worked the way we like to think it does.
Basically
But then again maybe it suits those in power to keep us stupid. Why would they want a smart population? Smart people figure out that shit is wrong. Smart people know buildings don't fall at freefall speed when they burn. Smart people don't want to pay £50 to see some twats kicking a ball about. The society they want works better when people are stupid, they just sit and watch TV, cheer on their footy team, and go to fucking work without complaining.
It isn't a conspiracy. It's incompetence, ignorance, and ideology
It's not just capitalism, it's the whole system that is fucked, and has been for a very, very long time.
The only Western nation that even comes close to ideal is Iceland. They don't use fossil fuels, they don't have crime, they just have a nation of educated, decent people. Democracy is more important to them than the free market.
Several others are pretty great on this, including all of Scandinavia, the blue banana, and probably Canada and Australia and Singapore.
Things are moving in the right direction
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