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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's becoming far more common, yes. I'm not really sure what all of these people are doing with master's degrees nowadays. But at least in the US, a master's degree seems to be the new bachelor's degree. Higher education is all a racket.

Granted, I do say this as someone with a master's degree. My master's degree actually was incredibly useful to me though and not something pointless like underwater basket weaving. Mine helped me make a healthy wage (at the expense of student loan debt, but it all works out).

[–] abekonge@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What’s wrong with underwater basket weaving?

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Nothing as a hobby. Good luck making a good amount money off of it though.