[doctorwho]

"The reality is that even if I went and got a job and started making payments, I'd have to remain employed for decades to even make a dent."

Uhhhh, yeah... that's how loans work. Borrow a lot, pay for a looong time.

Compound interest is usually covered in grade 10 (or earlier) and is about as complicated as walking. Did you fail basic math or just fail to figure out how to apply math to real life?

Of course you're interested in building up a business instead of working to pay off the 4 year "vacation" you took after high school.

Your school isn't to blame. The government isn't to blame. Your parents might be partially to blame, but mostly I'm guessing you just followed the herd right into post-secondary financial hell without engaging your brain and wouldn't have listened to anyone who tried to tell you any different.