[fooandbarify]

I agree that one of the cool things about HN is the level of discourse, but the idea that geeks must be social luddites should die. There is nothing crass about wanting to meet women in college, nor is it anti-intellectual.

[mahmud]

Nothing wrong with it; but saying 4 years of your youth + $100k + all the opportunity to learn and grow is somehow worth wasting just for the sake of meeting "girls" is stupid.

There are women HNers too, but you don't hear them say boys are the highlight of the university experience.

[todayiamme]

>>> There are women HNers too, but you don't hear them say boys are the highlight of the university experience. <<<

Thank you. It's just shocking to me that no one called him out. The very idea that the central purpose of college is sex, sex and more sex is just disgusting. I'm not a prude by any means, but seriously what is this guy advocating?

I know that this comment really doesn't add much to the conversation, but I just can't help it. This conversation is the last thing I expected on HN, and I haven't been around for that long!

[true_religion]

Maybe its my background (non-American by heritage) but most people that I know met their life-long partners in college. It was not a time for serial sex.

Let's face it, companionship is important in life and college has a high concentration of people who are of similar age to you, relatively unattached, and of similar backgrounds or at least passions.

Now, turning to a cynical note---many if not most people think that college is useful as a certification that one can learn, and is intelligent enough to work. A university education is required for a good job. If you already have a job, or money then to this group of people the only reason to attend college is love of learning or socialization.

I love learning, but lets not pretend that socialization is college is non-existent or even an insignificant part of the college experience.

[todayiamme]

A part of an experience != To the very purpose of an experience

[fooandbarify]

Fair enough. I agree with you that "the main reason to stay in college" should not be to meet women, but I do think it's a valuable benefit of the college experience. Especially in such a male-dominated industry, having females in my social circle is an important consideration.