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Originally Posted by ann ashtray
A minial job doesn't prevent one from studying if this is what they wish to do, but spending money on shit that really isn't necessary does cause those with menial jobs to struggle a little bit more.
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No. No no no no no no no no. No.
It causes people to be more engaged with the world.
It causes people to challenge their understanding.
It causes people to expand their horizons.
It causes people to have access to a society of people from outside of their norm.
It causes people to realise that there's more to this world than shit jobs.
It causes people, if they're lucky, to realise that the world is much more beautiful than economic wealth.
It gives people self-belief and confidence.
It causes people in poverty (hello) to have a framework to break out of strict economic terms.
It sometimes causes people to be annoying turds, but they'd be annoying turds anyway.
Honestly, if education is just another aspect of the free market then no-one should be studying and I'll be voting to have the Nazis in. If your frame of reference is that narrow then - and I mean this quite seriously - please kill yourself.