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If you care about society, ......

You are absolutely correct - IF you care about society. Most young people do
not, at least as much as they care about themselves. They've been told
correctly "If you think schools and teachers are tough wait til you get a job
and a boss!" so they are terrified of having to actually work, whether at a job
or for a technical degree.

Looking back at my own life, I struggled thru engineering courses while business
and liberal arts majors partied on dad's dime ... and ended up working for them.
Except for basics like math and physics most of what I learned was soon OBE
(Anybody need a vacuum tube circuit designed lately?). If I had it to do over
I'd opt for law then politics, or bag education entirely and go into the Jesus
business.