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  • Midnitte@beehaw.org
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    3 days ago

    Or, we just get rid of the entire concept of a loan for higher education.

    After all, if that were to be the case, who would be willing to lend for people to become artists or philosophers?

    Bonus points being that having some sort of single entity could pressure schools into lowering the cost of higher ed…

    • Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      Agreed. Best case scenario…higher education would be free. We should all be encouraged to expand our minds, regardless of the financial incentives. If someone wants to spend their entire life living in a dorm room, just to pursue their intellectual aspirations, I say let them.