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Have you seen Midnight in Paris? The movie is not about the city per se, rather it's about our fascination with it. Woody Allen asks us why the dream of Paris seems more powerful than walking on its streets.

However, it's not just historical European landmarks that infatuate our minds. That cause us to look at the world through an unrealistic lens. No, no, there are many more culprits — we're too easily swayed.

Last week, Redditor u/Buttercuppy44 asked other users, "What's something we need to stop normalizing?" And it turned out to be a discussion we really needed. People straight away came through with plenty of specific and accurate examples.

#1

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having to respect a damaging point of view because it's part of someone's religion.

No, I don't have to respect your belief that women are inferior or that LGTBQ+ people shouldn't have rights because your religion tells you to believe that. It's a bad point of view.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be higher up in the list AND it can be extended to every belief in general about 'we' are better then 'them' because of religion/ money/ education/ the place where you live/ the colour of your socks/ etc.etc.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Canceling people for things they did 10+ years ago. If someone has shown growth in that time then let them grow.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Huzzah, huzzah! The only thing more ridiculous than cancelling someone for a trivial offense committed years ago, is someone digging through ten years of someone else's social media in search of something to use against them.

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Kids beauty pageants.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not widely considered normal. Considered creepy, disturbing, and exploitative among sane people.

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#4

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Coming to work sick. People tend to get praised for that, but they are in fact just endangering others to get sick as well — and in the end, it costs the company more than if they would've just stayed home.

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#5

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Being rude to retail and food workers. We work hard all day, deal with some of the worst customers bar none, and really don't get paid enough to support families but we do it anyway. For way less than it's worth

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#6

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Ads on stuff you've paid for.

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#7

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Filters that change the shape of your face to fit a beauty standard. Kids are growing up with an even more distorted view of what they should look like than previous generations

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#8

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Taking pictures of strangers without their knowledge and posting it on the internet. It is toxic as hell and it wasn't that long ago it was seen as creepy.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It should be illegal. The last thing I want is for someone to take a photo of me and end up becoming a meme or something.

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#9

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop That anything is possible if you try hard enough. Don't get me wrong, a lot is possible, but not everything. There are factors beyond ourselves that determine our success. The best we can do is to give our best, and be happy that we've done so.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hardwork doesn't always lead to success. A lot of people that became successful through "hard work" don't usually include one thing in their success stories: the role of luck. Some of them were lucky to be born in the right place, to the right people, at the right time, happened to go to the right school, happened to make the right friends, etc. For every success story, there are thousands and millions that did the same amount of hardwork and got nowhere. The difference is, those hardworking but unsuccessful people were simply unlucky. No one knows a sure formula for success in life. It's easy to think you do when you've made it.

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#10

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop People being bastards on the internet, because of anonymity.

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#11

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using religion as a weapon.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me it's more using religion as an excuse (to discriminate, to question science, to explain away EVERYTHING...)

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#12

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The greed of the top 1% that fuels the pollution and decay of our planet.

Looking at you Jeff, Bill, and Mark

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm going to get downvotes here, but you need to swap out Bill for Richard. Yes, Mr Gates has done some deplorable things while gaining his millions. But he has done philanthropic things that the others haven't even considered. Demonstrably tried to improve things for the rest of humanity. The others? No bathroom breaks and trains that barely run at all never mind on time. Oh, and I'm damn sure it wasn't his age that stopped him taking part in the Prick Space Race, so that's a point in his favour too. Dislike or full on loathe him all you want, but he is no longer in the same league of greed and evil as the others. (Mr Zuckerberg is in a league of his own, although he does look like he wants to be Bezos when he grows up, so...)

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#13

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The idea that being an as*hole is a sign of intelligence. Jerks are rarely intelligent. Sheldon Cooper, Rick Sanchez, Hannibal Lecter, and Dr. House do not exist.

In my experience, being rude and condescending turns out to be a sign of stupidity, not intelligence.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sheldon was actually very true to life for a lot of smart autistic people..but he would be what we would be without adapting skills. And most of us have adapted to our environment.. But he feels rather authentic. He isn't rude or condescending - he just doesn't understand most humans. That's why he follows the rules.. hot beverages for upset humans etc.

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#14

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Throwing cigarette butts on the floor.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Throwing cirarette butts WHILE protesting for for climate-change.

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#15

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having an opinion on everything.

It’s okay to look at something on the internet and think to yourself “I don’t have to care about this.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Best time saver, ever... (Oh, why do I put a comment here? I should not care) /s

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#16

Kids doing animal abuse. Stop it with, "they are just kids they don't know any better"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it's too extreme, it's often a sign of a sadistic personality, so more reason to work on that early

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#17

The idea that a woman can slap a man if she's angry at him, but a man should never hit a woman regardless of the circumstances.

The former is assault - hitting people who aren't already involved in a physical altercation is never OK, regardless of the circumstances. The latter ties into that; if you are being attacked, the level of force you use in defence should be dependent on the danger you are in, which has almost nothing to do with the sex of your attacker.

Both of these rely on the tired and sexist trope that women are meek little does who have not the physical strength nor moral turpitude to commit violence against the big, strong, tough men. They normalize assault and abuse and accordingly belong in the dustbin of history.

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Luka Verheijen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finally someone who adresses this! This double standard bothers me fir a long time. Also, some women who try to be "feminists" still keep this in check. If you want equal rights for men and women, that includes the downsides too

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#18

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bullying. It's absurd how society will frame it as a "stage of your life" rather than supporting individuals more so they know how to deal with it. Especially academically, still overlooked majorly.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And massively overlooked or flat out ignored on social media. Ad in the workforce. It not just something kids do on the playground.

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#19

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Alcoholic moms. No, you don’t NEED to bring wine to your daughters soccer game. It’s not quirky. It’s awful. Wine mom stuff on social media only strengthens it and makes it more popular.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Instamom is the stuff if nightmares. Like the recent one where she jams on the brakes to teach her kid to buckle up. Full blown narcissism in action

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using mental illness as an excuse. I suffer from several, and it's very hard on me.. But, i get professional help and deal with it head on. Reading constant posts everyday about people having this disorder and that disorder and that's why it's ok to act a certain way is demotivating. Awareness is important, but dozens of posts everyday about having borderline personality disorder or bipolar disorder and why it's acceptable for you to be an a-hole is not awareness... If you suffer from these so badly, please get help

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#21

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Married couples disliking one another. Normalizing abusive and toxic elements in marriage is lame, bro.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like the jokes about men being “chained” when they decide to marry. Then don’t f*****g marry. If I was the girlfriend In would be furious

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#22

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Working while on vacation. You go on vacation to relax and enjoy yourself, not to try to fill out spreadsheets and deal with work stuff in your hotel room.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm guessing this is more a US issue from what I have read, most of us just don't work when on leave.

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#23

Using the phrase "it's my right" as a get out of jail free card to engage in whatever reckless behaviour that takes your fancy.

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#24

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The entire "game" involved in modern dating or even most social interactions. The playing hard to get, the "arriving fashionably late" like people can we please keep it simple?

Ya go on laugh at me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been married for just over a decade and would be absolutely terrified of being back in the dating game. I wouldn't know where to start.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthy weight. I’m not talking about being fit and thin and making people feel bad about their bodies. Im not talking about having a few extra pounds and making people feel bad for that. I have a few extra pounds, I’m not super fit, but I’m relatively healthy. Everyone’s body is different. Healthy means a lot of different things.

I’m talking about normalizing morbidly obese people as beautiful and something to be celebrated. It’s dangerous especially if children see them as someone to look up to. Then they’ll think it’s ok for your body to carry around so much weight that your heart and lungs are working overtime to keep you alive. It will lead to devastating later years in life as you age and your body slows down. You’ll be at risk for cardiovascular issues, you’ll probably die before your time, and the last few years of your life will be bed ridden while you waste away.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While I agree that there is such a thing as unhealthy weight, you still won't see me attacking the "body positivity movement". Because for people to change for the better, the first step has to be letting go of the self-hatred and shame that plagues the seriously overweight and drives them into a self-destructive spiral of self-harming and self-comforting behavior. If the body positivity movement helps anyone let go of the guilt and self-hatred that's poisoned their lives then more good than harm has been done, and it's not like body negativity ever did anyone any good. You can't shame people into being thinner or healthier, that's not how humans work.

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having unsocial and aggressive dogs, and not leashing or otherwise controlling them

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Degrees for office jobs that take almost no time to learn and usually have nothing to do with the degree anyways . So many people out there who can’t afford college but, are just as capable as anyone else.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ridiculous demands from the same companies that cry over the lack of qualified employees

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#28

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Diamond and gemstones as gifts. They're shiny rocks with artificially inflated value. They're only expensive because people are willing to pay so much for them. If everyone stopped buying them, the price would fall faster than the Hindenburg. Or faster than the employment rate this year.

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#29

Cheating. Sooo many "love stories" on netflix, or just any sort of romance movie released these days have cheating involved in them so much. It's always branded as this romantic thing to do. Oooo like at this dark and brooding handsome guy with no personality. Time to f him and forget about my 2 year relationship, or some s*** like that. It's not romantic, it's just wrong, and it should not be normalised.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's all a little more complicated, some people seem to think cheating is about as bad as it can get. But that being said, romance movies are actually the most messed up when you think about it

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthily obese pets. You took a warrior and domesticated it! They aren't happy if they're fat! They just eat on instinct! Stop inadvertently hurting the beings that love us unconditionally!

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#31

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bragging about getting less than 6 hours of sleep.

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#32

The grind. Not taking vacation. Working on vacation. Working through your lunch break. Working early and late all the time. Answering emails after hours.

We are completely dispensable to the companies we work for. Don’t lose your life grinding for a company who only thinks of you as a number.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work at a university, and vacations are sacrosanct here. We have an unwritten rule that you never call someone who is on vacation, no matter how dire the need may be.

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#33

Over-consumption. This goes out to social media influencers who flaunt their hauls and influence people to buy things that they don't need. It will just add on to the landfills. Please, no one's benefitting from hoarding.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's too much credit for the influencers. Overconsumption entails much more than that. Sadly enough.

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Hatred of someone who lives differently than they do.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As long as it doesn't hurt anybody else it's none of my business

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Toxic positivity. There’s a huge difference between being optimistic and having raised colored glasses on. We’re all people, and we all experience negative and positive emotions. The only way you can properly get over your emotions is by allowing yourself to feel them. Glossing over your emotions with an aura of “Everything’s fine” isn’t going to solve anything, and it’s just gonna make you feel bad.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a supervisor who was a true believer in toxic positivity. Her attitude was "If we all believe in this stupid idea, it WILL work!", when the sensibly positive attitude is to say "We CAN come up with a solution that will work!".

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#36

Failures in political leadership. I feel more and more we are becoming less critical of failed character in our leaders.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We criticise. It's just water off a duck's back. Its not criticism that's lacking, it's accountability and consequence.

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#37

Student loans.

Education is getting more expensive by the day and the added burden on a student in paying back a student loan helps nobody.

Furthermore people encourage student loans as though the students are obligated to take them if they pursue higher studies. Pure nonsense.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that is a US problem with Student loans. Everyone gets brainwashed into needing an expensive degree. What about technical colleges? You can make a very good living being an electrician, plumber or framer or whatever. I feel people are looking down on those professions. But who is going to come when your AC is out, who is going to built your home? We need to appreciate especially laborers. These days it is kind of refreshing to see how impacted our supply chain is because of driver shortages and so on. I hope that'll lead to a better understanding on how important these careers are.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another US problem that can be fixed by not voting for people who make it their goal to control women's wombs and reserving education and health care for the rich.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Community college is basically free in Texas because it's so cheap. If you are sick, the hospitals must treat you by either stabilizing you and transporting you to another or finishing the treatment. There is help in place for the poor. Maybe you should research things yourself instead of listening to talking heads.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Education should be free but if not then the loans should at least not bear interest.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to mention a degree often won't get you any more money at any job. Many entry level jobs require one yet pay peanuts.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also time to be done with students who go to expensive colleges and rack up huge debts for degrees that don't lead to a way to pay it back. I'm all for cancelling student debt for doctors, nurses, engineers, and trade schools.... I have zero interest in bailing out poly sci or art history majors who spent $250,000 on tuition.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the college my dad works at is slowly (quickly!) losing funds. The state doesn’t want to pay for schools anymore.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never understood Government Student Loans, you mean I can borrow the money I gave you in taxes and pay it back at a ridiculously high interest rate?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was shocked to learn that the difference between having a degree or not, in my job, was one dollar more per hour. So much for paying off all that debt.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And it's not just the students: parents can't retire because they have obligations to pay off their share of the loans, making it harder for the next generation to advance, etc.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We should do what other countries do but people are afraid to be called communist or something

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April Pickett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We should follow Europe's example and education should be free. I see a lot of changes coming down the road for us here in the US.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, maybe ya shoulda took a real skill like engineering, instead of the social justice BS-- pay for what you use-- it's all on you for making bad choices-- you knew it wasn't free-- so why did you decide to do it? I paid my way through my BSc, and both Masters, and was pretty low on the food chain at the time-- I took programs that would enhance my employability-- quit your crying , own up, pay it off, get real work to make a better life.

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Jim Day
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't need to enter college RIGHT after High School. You don't have to finish college in 4 years or less. The military has some great options to get an education without having to sit in a foxhole.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So get the government out of education they started the problem under the guise of making it better. When the government getting involved it never gets better.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

High school student here. I cannot adequately explain the amount of dread I have for student loans. Thankfully, I’ve been able to apply for various scholarships. For some of them I need to put in a lot of effort, but most of them I just put my name in and hope for the best lol. I’d encourage anyone with the opportunity to look for scholarships.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It didn't used to be a problem here in the US. I went to a good private school in the early 1970s that was VERY expensive for the time, and most of my costs were paid for by financial aid, but I only ended up with about $6,000 in loans. Why? Partly I got nice grants, partly I worked on campus, but mostly the costs were about 25% or less of what they are today! I had my loans paid off by the time I was 24. And I had more loans than most of my friends. Costs have just gone insane, and the current student loan system rips people off FAR worse than when I was on school.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Higher education should be tax payer funded (after we start making the super wealthy pay their fair share). A more educated populace benefits everyone. America has lost sight of the collective good.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Speaking as someone who has a ton of student loan debt, I can honestly say that if I could give back by two degrees for a zero student loan balance then I would in a heartbeat. I have no debt other than student loans and they have made it basically impossible for me to buy a house. It’s really sad.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on the circumstances, my son got an engineering degree $45k in student loans. Lives in Texas where the cost of living is good. Payed the loan off his first year working.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m kind of back and forth on this issue. I do believe the cost of education [in the US] is far too expensive. I also believe a lot of people are ignoring options that are far less costly, and result in great education - trade schools and community or state colleges, for example. I will say this about the loans and aid thing. My last degree, when I was down to my last year, I had enough money saved up to pay for my remaining classes outright. The school made me go through an audit on my degree, with the intention of not letting me complete it, because I had “excessive credits” which would exclude me from aid. Those extra credits were due to a career change, and I did not need assistance with money. It was a ridiculous situation to be in as they restricted me from deviating from the remaining classes after that. It was that, or not be allowed to finish my degree.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ummmm ... "Having to pay back the money I DECIDED TO BORROW " is an "added burden" that "helps nobody"? Are you for real? "People encourage student loans." People also encourage the Lottery ... doesn't mean you should borrow money for a ticket. Trade schools, apprenticeships, IT certificates ... the world is full of learning opportunities for decent-paying jobs you can raise a family on.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still, what kind of idiot thinks lending an eighteen year old thousands of dollars is a good idea?

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get the people here in the U.S. who are vehemently against student loan forgiveness. There is such an entrenched belief in this country that other people should suffer because "hand outs" or whatever they want to call it makes them lazy or weak or something. Completely ignoring the fact tuition and cost of living have skyrocketed, and yet our minimum wage is still $7.25/hour. That attitude of "well I did it, so you should too" is so f*cked. Like people who say, "well I was spanked as a kid and I turned out fine." If you think kids should be spanked because you were, news flash: you did not turn out fine.

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Johnnie Bravo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's actually jealousy and a sense of fairness. I think. In other words. What about me? I payed my loans. Why should they get them forgiven, and I didn't. It has to start somewhere.

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Steve Wilson
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When college was affordable to the middle & working classes the wealthy soon discovered that there was serious competition for the jobs that had traditionally been reserved only for the children of the upper class because of education requirements. Once the rich figured out what was happening they fixed it quickly.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you repay 100 a month on a 50000+ loan it will take forever. I took 2 loans for my 2 degrees and I repaid my undergrad in 10 and my Masters in 5. I decided I was not waiting and having that over me and I made sacrifices.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Closely related: college degrees, just because. Many college grads would be better off if they'd gone to a trade school.

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Don't Look
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stop giving the colleges the fuel. Either go to trade school or a local college.

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Jon Steensen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where I live the government has realised that educating the population is an investment in the future. People being stupid is not the best way to build a prosperous society, and therefore not only are most educations free, students actually recieve money from the government while studying. This is done so they can spend their time learning properly instead of having the studies being a side thing being squeezed into what ever little time is left while having a fulltime job to pay for their living.

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lara
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The student "loan" does not go to "just" courses and books and labs. It also is used to pay for housing and "living." Yes, you can get scholarships, but a lot of students expect college to be free, like high school. They expect to be taken care of. I worked during grad school. I never took out a loan. Most of the other grad students worked, too. My dad worked while going to medical school. You can do it.

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Ren Karlej
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes and no... the cost of education today is higher (proportionately) than it was 10 or 20 years ago. Not saying people can't work to support themselves but they're also trying to do it on a lower income than their predecessors. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/29/how-much-college-tuition-has-increased-from-1988-to-2018.html

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree that college is too expensive, but as someone who borrowed very prudently and repaid my student loans, I think borrowing $200k to get a degree that will net you a $40k job is irresponsible on the part of the borrower. I worked with someone who had the same job as me. For reasons I don't completely understand, she decided to become a professional student. She eventually got a doctorate. She will never ever use it, it is not related to what she does for a living, and it absolutely did not bring advancement at her job, but it was very important to her, and that's fine. She got herself $180k in debt willingly, knowing it was never going to be useful. I don't think taxpayers should have to pay for that.

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Thomas Sweda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, if you don’t want to pay back a student loan, don’t get one to begin with.

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Hating police. I've worked places that police don't go. You all don't know how good you have it.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't hate police in general, but I've had my arm and nearly my skull broken during the 2001 Genoa protests (unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters) and I was in the Diaz school raid (but luckily wasn't hurt as I was hiding in a closet). Sooo... there's good apples and bad apples... but the bad apples do a lot of damage as they are put in a position of power.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Students overwhelmed by homework when it isn’t necessary. I’m excluding situations like when the workloads from classes are reasonable and happen to pile on one day or students who aren’t organized, etc. This whole thing is a grey area, but sleep, burnout, mental health exists.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A little coordination between teachers could solve this problem. I can remember the times where we had to do an assignment for English and an hour later our French teacher came up with a similar time consuming assignment. When we explained that that meant we had to choose which one we could do, he postponed the assignment for 2 weeks. But other teachers just said "Deal with it." It's education, teacher, we're not operating a multibillion dollar business with deadlines and targets here.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Not caring about education. So many people obviously didn't pay attention in elementary school and don't care about it.

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Luka Verheijen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Over here, the government doesn't see education as a "top priority" while I think it's one of THE most important things

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