[lvecsey]

I'm always surprised when people suggest "community college", as opposed to an elite university, for the masses to flock to. I don't mind if people take on vocational tasks like welding, and as Mike Rowe of dirty jobs explained at his TED talk society definitely has a problem with imbuing meaning towards regular tasks. But all too often I hear that snide remark, which translates to: "Not everyone can excel towards, or afford, an elite education with all the debt and opportunity it offers. But get yourself to a community college and do something basic, to get your portion of the pie. Otherwise you are nothing."