The paradox of modern education: we produce more graduates than opportunities, more debt than equity, and more credentials than clarity.
It’s not a pipeline — it’s a bottleneck with branding.
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) offers a course titled "The World in the Curl: A History of Surfing" through its history department.
This class delves into the cultural, political, and economic aspects of surfing, examining its evolution from ancient Polynesian roots to its global presence today.
Good luck with that. ✍️
41% of recent U.S. college graduates are working in jobs that don’t require a degree, and unemployment among them is twice as high as older grads.
So yeah—lots of diplomas, not enough demand.
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I skipped high school, failed all my classes, skipped summer school, and ended up with a 1.7 GPA
“If you keep this up you’ll end up in jail or jobless Luke” my teachers said.
10 years later I was right and they were wrong. I enjoyed my childhood outside of the school prison and still became a multimillionaire in my 20s with 55 countries traveled.
Never listen to the opinion of people you don’t want to end up like.
The U.S. has over $1.7 trillion in student loan debt.
The average borrower owes around $37,000.
Most of it accumulates interest faster than wages grow.
You can’t declare bankruptcy on it.