For sure, I don’t think less of people that decide it’s not financially worth it. In many cases it’s not.
But I don’t like it when people then rationalize that decision into “it actually sucks anyway,” because IME that’s not true.
In my personal experience, I studied philosophy in college, and have continued reading books off-and-on since.
There really is no book replacement for being in a class of 5-10 philosophy students, arguing about Kant or metaphysics for 3 hours, or in having a professor rip your paper apart and highlight every flaw in an argument. It just won’t happen if you’re self-studying.
But I don’t like it when people then rationalize that decision into “it actually sucks anyway,” because IME that’s not true.
In my personal experience, I studied philosophy in college, and have continued reading books off-and-on since.
There really is no book replacement for being in a class of 5-10 philosophy students, arguing about Kant or metaphysics for 3 hours, or in having a professor rip your paper apart and highlight every flaw in an argument. It just won’t happen if you’re self-studying.