sorrymate · HackerTrans

3 месяца назадdiscuss

The article talks about how confusing Markdown can get. I understand, but HTML is *much* more confusing when it comes to creating technical articles. These days we are going to see more and more markdown with the advent of AI. Markdown works really we with AI because it reduces the number of tokens required for the same amount of information vs HTML.

sorrymate

9 лет назадdiscuss

Unfortunately this is only the start. It seems Republicans have started a war on education.

"a majority (58%) of Republicans say colleges and universities are having a negative effect on the way things are going in the country"

We should be continuing to encourage higher education in addition to trade schools. Bachelor Degree holders, on average, earn a million dollars more during their life time than those who only have a high school diploma. Even if you are accounting for lost earning potential, cost of tuition, supplies etc... your still talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars more earned than if you were to not achieve a degree.

Pew Research Poll http://www.people-press.org/2017/07/10/sharp-partisan-divisi...

Figure 2A Lifetime Net Earnings by Education https://trends.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/educatio...

Figure 1 Lifetime Earnings by Education https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2011/c...

sorrymate

9 лет назадdiscuss

I agree. Why is it that banks are able to charge 6.8% interest for student loans, but the government will provide banks with that same student loan money for 0.03% interest. The middle man adds no value.

sorrymate

9 лет назадdiscuss

If the choice is between not going to college vs. earning a degree, statistically you earn more simply by having a college degree, regardless of the major. Bachelor Degree holders, on average, earn a million dollars more during their life time than those who only have a high school diploma. Even if you are accounting for lost earning potential, cost of tuition, supplies etc... your still talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars more earned than if you were to not achieve a degree. If you are talking in relation to going to university for a STEM degree vs. going to school for art history, you could certainly argue that STEM will will always make more. But I would still recommend young people go to school over not. Even if it is something 'useless'. Either way you slice it, the data indicates that encouraging youth to go to college is still worth it. Even with how expensive college is.

Median Lifetime Earnings: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2011/c...

Cost of School and Lost Earnings vs High School Grad: https://trends.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/educatio...

BLS on Pay by Education https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/more-education-still-means...

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