I'm not pro-student debt, but all of the stories in this article are super irresponsible to me. All of my friends and I graduated at the worst time possible, shortly after the 2008 crash. It was a terrible time to enter the job market (unless you were a developer, but still, salaries were low and I worked hard to earn what I do now which apparently is now just considered market-rate).
Anyway, all the english majors and political science majors etc struggled to find jobs, but they found shitty jobs nonetheless. They chipped away at their loans, changed it to lower payments, or just paid interest for a while. Where are they now 5 years later? Their loans are mostly paid off and they're in better jobs.
My point is, yes our education system is backwards, but millennials need to learn some form of hardship or hard work. The stories where their parents have to deal with phone calls are especially bad.
Anyway, all the english majors and political science majors etc struggled to find jobs, but they found shitty jobs nonetheless. They chipped away at their loans, changed it to lower payments, or just paid interest for a while. Where are they now 5 years later? Their loans are mostly paid off and they're in better jobs.
My point is, yes our education system is backwards, but millennials need to learn some form of hardship or hard work. The stories where their parents have to deal with phone calls are especially bad.