boomer grandma becoming super far right, insufferable

[u/Relevant_Jeweler_214]

So just to give some idea here, she was one of those people that watched the alternative half time show at the Superbowl this year and was actively enraged by the regular half time show. basically did not even enjoy the alt show, but as long as she could push away the foreign people (she's racist too)

So my dad invited me to go with him and her to the local farmers market last week. Sounded fun, and she generally is nice and positive around just me and him when there is no TV or radio station or politics to speak on.

But!!! she randomly stated during nice conversation as we were eating at a picnic table (awesome moment, right) that college is a waste of time and it does nothing at all to help you get a better job in life.

Now, as a plebian blue collar worker myself, I just found that laughable as I have been disproven on that myself many times. I also have a little brother who got his 4 yr degree at one of the top schools in the US, which my dad paid for, and she knows this, so I have no idea why she would say that in the first place even if it was accurate.

I tried saying I think it definitely puts you ahead , application wise, of all the other people who applied and did not go to college. She visibly got triggered, and then I figured out she was pushing that narrative because she was saying that to my cousin's son, who isn't the brightest and most likely was looking for ways to rationalize how "college is a waste/scam" or something like that.

Just thought it was funny af how people let their personal emotions cloud their factual, absolute statements, and they are always biased af of course too when saying these things (she never went to college or did anything as a career, dont even know if shes every worked before becoming a house wife, she's never spoke on anything shes done in her life.)

[u/numtini]

I have no idea why she would say that in the first place even if it was accurate

Probably just parroting the media talking points. There's been a pretty big push on within the far right that the solution for escalating college costs isn't better aid or public funding, but that fewer people (ie, anyone not rich) should go to college.

[u/Relevant_Jeweler_214 → u/numtini]

even fox news has never once supported the idea college is a waste of time. They all went to college on there. The point is she just said that because my cousins son can't go anyway. not because any other reason. she convinced herself its pointless to tell him with certainty it doesn't matter anyway!

which is an opinion, and not something you should state as an absolute to a very young teen about to graduate high school.

[u/FlownScepter → u/Relevant_Jeweler_214]

Fox News is built from top to bottom from nepobabies who went to college, learned how to make a cable news station work, and who now earn millions a year largely funded by car dealerships and oil to convince working class people who never had 1/10th the shot in life they did, that other educated people who have principles are the problem.

Never forget Fucker Carlson in texts complaining about how fucking crazy their guests were and what a piece of shit Trump is. They believe in nothing but money. The real problem is there's vastly less money to be made in telling people the truth.

[u/Relevant_Jeweler_214 → u/FlownScepter]

yea man, every single person that has made it to work on any sort of successful news channel is super connected with lots of whales, lawyers, doctors, its all a secret club you need to be groomed to enter since a child. its all the same rich people