[brockshipalpha]

that's a shame. because school is a lot more than that. learning a breadth of subjects has been shown to improve overall knowledge and learning skills. but i get it, you and your many others are not cut out for a broader education. that's what vocations are for. we aren't all the same clones, humans are diverse.

[UtopiaPunk]

I want to upvote the first half of your post, the part about school being about learning a breadth of subjects. I believe that wholeheartedly, and I believe pursuing knowledge, thinking critically about the world, and engaging with your peers on an intellectual level makes for a more fulfilling "life," something more than just a way to pay the bills or becoming a good cog in the machine of the economy.

But the second half of your post is kind of mean-spirited. "You and many others are not cut out for a broader education," is a rude, elitist way to call someone stupid. With few exceptions, I think practically anyone is "cut out" for higher education. What that education looks like is obviously different for each person, but that's as it should be, as the world is so vast that the human race can only somewhat learn a significant portion of it all if we all learn something a little (or a lot) different.

The university system is a special time and place that society has carved out where individuals can prioritize learning and experimenting above all other considerations, including (ideally) their job or paying bills. It's amazing that society has prioritized this kind of self-actualization, and "societal-actualization." It's maybe one of our greatest achievements! Anything that cheapens that experience is a shame, whether that is the belief that one's primary value is only equal to what they contribute to the economy, the outrageous costs of college tuition, or the allure to use ChatGPT and similar tools to net easy wins at the expense of building a wonderful mind.