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		opnitro on June 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Anti-College Is on the Rise Humanities courses often thrive on discussion sections. These are hard to replicate with just books.

povertyworld on June 9, 2019 | [–]

I think the people who live their life as a series of income maximizing transactions aren't really the humanities type anyways.

mamon on June 9, 2019 | [–]

And hard science, like mathematics or physics relies on teacher helping you get unstuck. Learning the same thing from books takes significantly more time.

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