AI Threatens Higher Ed: Parents May Stop Paying $100K-400K for Degrees
SumitGup · x · 2026-09-01
Citing @TylerAHarper, the post argues that parents will eventually refuse to pay $100k-400k for college degrees as AI diminishes their value, potentially causing a sudden collapse of higher education. @hkarthik gives an example of parents paying $75k/year for a marketing degree at a mid-tier school, questioning its worth.
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