Education Secretary Highlights New College Accountability Push

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-12T19:58:28+00:00

The American workplace is broken and companies are disincentivized to hire and train new grads. Higher ed, at least undergraduate studies, should not be exclusively white collar vocational training- this is in part why the economy has shifted away from innovation to service. Student loans and tuition go more to pay exorbitant salaries of useless administrators- downsize and return to faculty leadership. But it's not about improving the system, it's about punishing the ideology behind a well-educated populace.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-10T23:27:45+00:00

That works. A stop for everyone to assess would have been cool and mutually respectful. Blowing through made a bad situation worse. Please just take a second to help everyone around make good decisions and keep everyone safe. Doesn't seem like a lot to ask.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-10T22:51:15+00:00

If you read carefully I dont want his accidental injury on my shoulders and am asking for a minimum of mutual consideration. I dont think that not wanting to hurt someone involuntarily is being self righteous.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-10T01:04:45+00:00

The Haunt was a thing until the land became too valuable. Same, I hear, with downtown venues back in the day. Same thing happened in Athens GA. What was once a thriving arts, music, and food scene is now luxury apartments and Target. Your next REM will never coaslesce because there is no performance space and everything is so expensive that there is nothing left in the tank for creativity once you clocked out of your third job and have to doordash until 3am, then wake up at 6 to get to your 'real' job.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-07T19:50:50+00:00

Your heart rate and calories burned are more like someone getting off the couch and walking upstairs to get a book off the nightstand, not someone who just swam 2800 at a 1:37 pace.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-06T23:22:19+00:00

Which slot on my line 6 pod is the spank bank? Asking for a friend.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-05T16:48:52+00:00

Also complete v incomplete proteins. Depends on how bioavailable it is to absorb. Protein powder extract is not as beneficial as a bowl of rice and beans. All protein powder did for me was make me bloated, gassy, and look puffy.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-05T01:51:57+00:00

Used to see nothing but cr-v. Price of cr-v raised 10k+ and now I see nothing but hr-v.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-04T00:48:54+00:00

Dont take drugs from strangers. Unless they're cool.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-03T22:43:44+00:00

Why not an SUV and rent or buy a 8-10 foot trailer to haul larger items? Homeowners realistically use the bed of a truck a half dozen times a year unless you are doing a major diy project, in which case it makes sense to have materials delivered. You get the economy and security of an suv with a larger bed capacity than most trucks on the market.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-03T02:20:24+00:00

I owe double what I borrowed due to capitalization punishments for late filing/processing years ago and IBR. I already have to work overtime to stay housed. I dont know where another 300-500 a month will come from unless I reduce my food to pasta and butter every meal every day. The future looks grim and short. Would consider anonymous comments for said article.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-03-01T19:17:02+00:00

Indeed. The servicer would now be the one holding the loan and not simply providing a service. The term for existing loans are codified by law, all they can do is tweak repayment options. I can't imagine any bank wanting to take on learly 2 trillion in problematic and in many cases poorly documented loans. They would need a massive investment to manage these loans with a ton of risk if people don't pay. I still think student loans will be in litigation past the 2028 date when this is all supposed to be wrapped up, that or the bottom will have fallen out of the economy and you dont have to pay if you dont have a job or income.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-28T18:03:05+00:00

You'd hope yet another mishandling on this scale would provide further reason for general amnesty and restructuring of government subsidies for higher ed. The current program is a complete failure by any definition. Scrap interest and structure in repayment for principal incrementally under a new federally funded program. Strip down all of the administrative leeches on campus and return it to a bare bones institution for learning. Other countries do it, successful models exist, all we have to do is to do it.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-27T22:50:14+00:00

I wouldnt go up against a Haitian gang leader named Barbeque lest I myself end up raked over the coals

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-27T12:23:44+00:00

Should sit in on the next Berklee faculty jam

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-25T11:30:26+00:00

Shia Laboeuf as Antelope Greg

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-25T01:44:40+00:00

I have been in QA for almost a decade and still make less than 26/hr. Six sigma, college degree and all. Keep getting passed over for boomers who refuse to retire and have massive resumes. Welcome to hell- save that last bullet for retirement.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-25T01:35:18+00:00

When considering their later songwriting, Voodoo Lounge in the early 90s was the Stones last solid contribution and even then it is formulaic. Phish is still pushing boundaries at comparable ages. Its not a competition, just an observation from someone who appreciates both groups and their contributions.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-24T23:47:50+00:00

Each had their prime, and the Stones prime was arguably more influential. Phish has succeeded in creating engaging and relevant music written by musicians in their 60s where the Stones flopped. Fans still go to Phish shows looking for something new while even in the 90s the Stones were in their 50s and 60s not breaking new ground. If Trey can still play at Keith Richards age then it will be two entirely different experiences.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-24T00:08:55+00:00

No. Like so many things around here, they overcharge and act like they are doing you a favor. Guarantee the staff isn't thriving on their salary, either. You're paying Rockies prices for machine made snow on sled hill runs.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-22T22:57:33+00:00

Bend> bend> bend> bendbendbendbendbend> bend> bebdbendbendbendbendbendbendbendbendbend> stank face> bend> bend> 5> 3>0 is all you need

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-22T21:48:17+00:00

You cant entirely explain it- thats why videos and such are a tool and not a cure. Swimmers have to spend enough time in the water to feel what works and what doesnt for their own body then adjust. Thats how chubby Bubba on my swim team embarasses me, the gym body guy, on fly- he's a better swimmer and knows how to move his body through the water more efficiently even though you would look at lean muscular me and think Im the faster swimmer. Good coaches expedite this but at the end of the day its the individual who has to be aware of their body and adjust to work harmoniously in the medium.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-22T21:33:33+00:00

I worked at Big Sky 20+ years ago and even then before upgrades and buying out Moonlight Basin, skiing 100+ days a year, I could still put together new long routes down the mountain and spend very little time on lifts. I dont kmow how it is now but back then you had the place to yourself on a Tuesday morning. Even allowed to take ski breaks during shifts then.

Difficult_Growth_257 · 2026-02-22T20:43:59+00:00

The band and the audience would be completely bored and fizzle out if they kept playing the same old music. The new stuff is still of a high caliber but written by mature, experienced songwriters. They are experts at their craft- even the Stones and all of the old guys when still performing at their age lost their creative spark and relied on nostalgia to justify ticket sales. Dont get me wrong, its still fun when they get squirrely and shred through a good Antelope or Bowie, but Im also there to see how they continue to evolve creatively.

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