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		solatic on Sept 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Are So Many Young Men Giving Up on College? > I spent more time satisfying bureaucratic obligations and navigating the needlessly complex machinery than actually learning. You'd be surprised how much more valuable the skillset of navigating bureaucracy is to the skillset that a million websites are trying to teach you for free.

NikolaNovak on Sept 15, 2021 [–]

Oh I agree; but see my sibling comment:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28543015

In short: it's not like university sets out to TEACH you how to navigate bureaucracy, and it's not like they necessarily succeed.

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