So don't fund the ones you think are stupid, and fund the ones that are worthwhile. And realize that the site was started as a way for artists to get funding for their work.
Or, go start your own Kickstarter project, and show us what an worthwhile project looks like.
It meant that, students are not demanding STEM education, therefore are not going into those fields. I'm talking about the market's demand, in this case, students, relative to the college's supply of education.
I mean more in the sense of, a college that has a really good biology/chemistry department is going to be much more successful in bringing in research dollars related to those fields.
Because education is different. You may not want to believe so, you may want to lock everything into your black and white "free market or bust" worldview, but it is. Education has a huge impact on the quality of life in a country, the competitiveness of that country on the world stage, the crime rates of a locality, and much more. Removing the burden of education cost from students would go a long way toward helping this country crawl out of recession.
I think you're quite wrong. If there isn't enough demand to go into those fields, then it becomes less cost effective to run those departments. And if the job market isn't there, the demand for STEM education will go down, as well.
You forget to mention that many of those labs and facilities are also instrumental in bringing in research monies. How much research and grant money does the Literature department bring in each year?
Yes. More people would be able to attend college, and not be strapped down with the burden of student loans. This would greatly increase the new graduate's spending power, which would allow them more disposable income, which would grow the economy.
Because that additional increase in the country's body of knowledge won't benefit you at all. Nope. Not in the form of lower crime rates, not in the form of greater innovation, and definitely not in the form of the country's increased competitiveness with regards to skilled workers.
It's still a terrible idea, as you're jacking up the price that someone who has no money up front to the majors that are desperately needed in this country. Education should not be run as a business, and should not be subject to supply/demand curves.
That is an absolutely fucking terrible idea. Sure, we're having a drought of STEM majors, who are usually the ones that add to our country's technological prowess, invent things which grow our economy, perform research to better understand our world and how we can better it, and in general raise the quality of life in this country and the world, but who needs em? Let's send all those smart guys who would have gone in to STEM careers, but didn't because they couldn't afford it, into business majors instead. I'm sure that'll improve things just as much, right?
Good. Private lenders weren't doing shit to begin with. They were underwriting the loan, but then not only did they get to collect money from students, and charge them fees and interest, but they had the whole thing guaranteed by the government. There was no downside for them, and they were essentially printing money. By having the government handle the loans directly, we got rid of a middle man, and now the loans can be cheaper, more efficient, and possibly bring in some revenue.
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I think you are very, very, very wrong. Just because someone decides to use Kickstarter, or something similar, is NO INDICATION OF IT'S LACK OF VALUE.
So don't fund the ones you think are stupid, and fund the ones that are worthwhile. And realize that the site was started as a way for artists to get funding for their work.
Or, go start your own Kickstarter project, and show us what an worthwhile project looks like.
You are retarded. Having to install a 3rd party app doesn't mean that something no longer "Just Works".
I'm gonna say your entire post was full of shit.
I highly doubt that Gnome is going to suffer from bitrot.
What's wrong with Unity? And why can't you just apt-get install gnome?
To say that something like fair pay and working conditions is an "alternate reality that is not possible" is fucking sad.
It meant that, students are not demanding STEM education, therefore are not going into those fields. I'm talking about the market's demand, in this case, students, relative to the college's supply of education.
I mean more in the sense of, a college that has a really good biology/chemistry department is going to be much more successful in bringing in research dollars related to those fields.
Because education is different. You may not want to believe so, you may want to lock everything into your black and white "free market or bust" worldview, but it is. Education has a huge impact on the quality of life in a country, the competitiveness of that country on the world stage, the crime rates of a locality, and much more. Removing the burden of education cost from students would go a long way toward helping this country crawl out of recession.
I think you're quite wrong. If there isn't enough demand to go into those fields, then it becomes less cost effective to run those departments. And if the job market isn't there, the demand for STEM education will go down, as well.
You forget to mention that many of those labs and facilities are also instrumental in bringing in research monies. How much research and grant money does the Literature department bring in each year?
Why? Why have to add that extra step?
No. That's a stupid idea. No man is an island.
Bullshit. You have no idea what you're talking about.
I would wager that the vast, vast majority of people come out smarter than they came in.
Yes. More people would be able to attend college, and not be strapped down with the burden of student loans. This would greatly increase the new graduate's spending power, which would allow them more disposable income, which would grow the economy.
Because that additional increase in the country's body of knowledge won't benefit you at all. Nope. Not in the form of lower crime rates, not in the form of greater innovation, and definitely not in the form of the country's increased competitiveness with regards to skilled workers.
At the same time, those biology and chemistry labs are going to be much more helpful in bringing in research and grant monies.
It's still a terrible idea, as you're jacking up the price that someone who has no money up front to the majors that are desperately needed in this country. Education should not be run as a business, and should not be subject to supply/demand curves.
If that discourages some then so be it.
That is an absolutely fucking terrible idea. Sure, we're having a drought of STEM majors, who are usually the ones that add to our country's technological prowess, invent things which grow our economy, perform research to better understand our world and how we can better it, and in general raise the quality of life in this country and the world, but who needs em? Let's send all those smart guys who would have gone in to STEM careers, but didn't because they couldn't afford it, into business majors instead. I'm sure that'll improve things just as much, right?
Good. Private lenders weren't doing shit to begin with. They were underwriting the loan, but then not only did they get to collect money from students, and charge them fees and interest, but they had the whole thing guaranteed by the government. There was no downside for them, and they were essentially printing money. By having the government handle the loans directly, we got rid of a middle man, and now the loans can be cheaper, more efficient, and possibly bring in some revenue.
Education, and the costs there of, should not be operated on a supply and demand curve, especially not one so fine grained as by course of study.
Besides, one could say that, because of the lack of engineering graduates, there isn't much demand for going into the field, either.
No worse than your idiotic claim that, because he has a shitty Android phone (and the Cliq was very shitty), that Android is better than iPhone.
Because such a comparison would be utterly retarded, and would only serve to enforce your belief that Android is better.
If you're going to go by OS, you have to include all devices that run that OS.