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peepeehands aut/ism good morning  1yr ago (theguardian.com) 355 thread views #210344

Born poor, stay poor: what my $120,000 student debt says about class in the US

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/oct/08/us-student-debt-class-poverty-wealth

tldr: white woman takes on $120k in debt to get a graduate degree in writing, whines about it

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I was the first in my family to go to college and I teach at an Ivy League school.

Professor at an Ivy League school and still massively in debt? That seems weird, PhDs are free and actual professorships pay well. Let's investigate :marseydetective:

Molly graduated from Columbia University with an MFA in fiction. While there she taught undergraduate creative writing as a Teaching Fellow.

:marseyeyeroll::marseyeyeroll::marseyeyeroll:

Related: I once went on a date with this chick who was very forward about her teaching at <very prestigious university>. Kept saying "I teach at <very prestigious university>." Turns out she was a student teacher at the nursery school for the professors' kids.

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Dont ivy leagues give a shit ton of aid too?

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Yeah but that's for undergrad; a lot of masters programs are cash cows that capitalize on the school's name to extract money from rich Chinese and dumb Americans who want to accrue a ton of debt. Harvard is notorious for this.

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Wow she's almost as qualified as Professor Joe Biden!

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Don't forget Dr. Jill Biden, EdD.

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First of all, we need to remember that money is not the root of all evil. The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil (1 Timothy 6:10). And we know that God loves us and provides for us, even when it doesn't make sense to us (Proverbs 3:5-6).

So yes, it may seem weird that someone who has dedicated their life to learning and teaching is still in debt. But we need to remember that we are all fallen sinners in need of God's grace. And we also need to remember that God has a plan for each of us, even when we can't see it (Proverbs 16:9).

So let's not be quick to judge our brother or sister who is in debt. Instead, let's pray for them and offer them our support.

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Poor stay poor because of bad/uninformed decisions. As evident by this.

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At 27, I became a New York Times-bestselling editor at a big five publisher, which is almost unheard of

Wrote an NYT bestseller but didn't use the royalties to pay off her debt :marseywomanmoment2:

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What does it mean to be a best selling editor? Dafuq

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Edited the work of someone actually capable

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There is nothing a masters in writing can give you that you cant learn from torrented ebooks and a couple community college classes

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Do you think they ever read a Steinbeck novel and asked themselves how he was able to put words on paper without a degree?

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>asked themselves

Id never assume an academic was introspective in any way

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They probably don't read Steinbeck either. Too white, straight and male.

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I spent $120K and all I got was exactly what I paid for

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Would have had better career prospects if she just decided to write romance fanfiction on Amazon self publishing without a writing degree, would likely have been more likable as well, sad.

Even affirmative action and yt skin couldn't save this foid.

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lol this stupid b-word has her own website

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