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Finally beat cancer (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] isles@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

US student finance is for sure broken. I really hate comparing biological ills to social, though. Nobody graduates high school and says "I'm going to go sign up for cancer". Nobody says "well, if I knew cancer was going to be cured, I would have got it instead of being a plumber!" This metaphor is breaking down rapidly.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Nobody graduates high school and says "I'm going to go sign up for cancer".

Maybe not in a literal sense, but there are plenty of people who apply for jobs which pose inherent danger to health, including increased risks of cancers, because they need the money.

No one signs up for college to take on all that student debt just because they enjoy it, it's seen as an investment in better job prospects to have a degree despite the financial risk of debt. This is at least somewhat similar to how more dangerous jobs pay more, because you take on a risk. You've got physical danger and financial danger to consider based on your choice. Sometimes both.