“And while the entire thrust of this discourse is to convince us that the choices made by college students is what determines their future — thus, both internalizing success and failure and encouraging government and universities to continue de-emphasizing everything but STEM subjects — the stark reality is that the best “choice” a college graduate could possibly make would be to have graduated in 2005 rather than 2011, when the unemployment level was around half what it is now. If they were really smart, they would have graduated in the early 80′s, before crushing student debt was inescapable. Beyond that, they should have chosen to be white, male, to be born to money, and to be genetically healthy; statistically, by far, these are the best path to riches.”

— Aaron Bady at zunguzungu, providing the valuable corrective while my sister graduates & seasonal college employment coverage raises my blood pressure.