Comments by "Doncarlo" (@doujinflip) on "How College Broke the Labor Market" video.

  1. Right, the trades may prevent you from being financially broke, but there’s such a high risk of becoming medically broke. And it’s much easier to earn more money later on than it is to completely heal from a chronic service-connected condition.
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  2. Ironically those “job ready” STEM degrees prepare you least in communication and vital soft skills. If you remain a lonely awkward human, you won’t get in, and if you’re in you won’t rise far. Dismiss those “unrelated” mandatory humanities studies at your peril.
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  3. That socializing can mean the difference to getting offered a job and being retained down the line. Networking and soft skills are probably more important things to develop, which ironically “job ready” STEM classes are notoriously unable to provide on their own.
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  4. ⁠If you were perhaps put in a marketable service support role like logistics or communications. If you’re a door-kicking grunt though, it’s just a waste of time.
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  5. Most conscripts though discharge before getting their stripes; leadership positions are generally reserved for those who stay in uniform by choice. And there’s only so much government-funded jobs (including pricey contractors) that our economy can support.
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