the fact that community colleges are seen as less valid and for “stupid” people is a result of classism and in this essay I will-
ppl in the tags saying that it’s “genuinely a lesser tier of education because people go there for trades and nursing and thats about it” are just proving that its classism. bc a) no thats absolutely not correct. a good chunk of people that go to community colleges do so to knock out their gen eds at a lower price than they’d be if they went to a four year, then transfer to a four year. and more importantly b) trade professions are not lesser than other professions that take higher degrees. people who go into things that take associates degrees are not “stupid”.
if you think ppl who are too poor to attend a four year university for all four years, or that ppl who are too poor to/don’t want to get their bachelor’s/master’s/doctorate are “stupid” then i have news for you:
i don’t get the vegans that outright say their diet is “cruelty free.” sure, it doesn’t come from animals- but that doesn’t mean it’s cruelty-free unless you literally grow all of your food yourself.
quinoa? harvested by workers payed pennies a day. your strawberries? came from a producer using slave labor. your vegan chocolate? guess how the laborers were treated when harvesting the cacao.
i’m not saying you can’t be vegan, and i’m not saying that there isn’t animal cruelty in the meat & dairy industries (there is), but stop ignoring the cruelty towards brown & black workers who produce your kale, your rice, your bananas, etc.. there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, and it’s only more cruel to ignore poorly treated workers.
Human: “It must be a dreary existence, unable to love, to eat, to sleep, to laugh… I feel sorry for you.” Robot: “I can laugh. I have a sense of humor, you know.” Human: “Really? I’ve never heard you laugh before.” Robot: “I’ve never heard you say anything funny.”
to all the minors following me you dont have to reveal everything about yourself on the internet you dont have to make a laundry list of the MI’s and traumas u have endured be on your about its ok to not make this very extremely personal stuff you wouldnt tell to people you first meet irl easily available on your online web page you really dont owe anything to anyone and you can and should indulge in privacy
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