How do people willingly not want to go to college?

I mean it's expensive and that definitely is enough reason not to go, but if you have the ability to go why not? I just don't understand and I hate that excuse of "my dad didn't go and he turned out alright", yeah that was 20 years ago and now the economy changed and even if you have an undergrad college degree you might not get hired so you should aim higher in your education. Idk. Maybe i'm lacking insight in this currently.

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SW-User

It really wasn't a big deal back in the day. It seems today you NEED a degree.

offingg · 26-30, F

@SW-User Back in the day? You're 26-30

SW-User

@offingg What does my age have to do with my knowledge? 🤷

offingg · 26-30, F

@SW-User Did I hint at your knowledge or did I hint at your usage of "back in the day" in reference of a time where you probably weren't even born.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@offingg Right, what he said is true. Back then, a factory job could feed a big family. Now we are in the technology age. Most people need a degree, some type of trade school, formal education...

SW-User

@offingg Just because I wasn't born, doesn't mean I don't know how little importance a degree was in the past.

offingg · 26-30, F

@iamnikki It is I never said it's not 🤦🏽‍♀️ I literally was making a joke of him using "back in the day", that's what it was. I wasn't saying his info isn't correct. His info is basically just a summary of what I said. 🤦🏽‍♀️

offingg · 26-30, F

@SW-User Dude. I. Know. I. was talkig anot your usage if a phrase that is much older than you. Idk how many times I have to repeat this.

SW-User

@offingg The whole English language is older than us. 🤷

offingg · 26-30, F

Literally.

Literally.

Literally.

No correlation.

@SW-User

SW-User

@offingg Right. 🙄