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		laidoffamazon 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The average college student today Am I parsing this wrong? The perception is that Americans have _never_ worked hard to graduate successfully, including in the '80s. We were supposed to get beat by our Japanese betters because they were so studious!

flakiness 10 months ago [–]

They worked hard (long) once they entered the workforce. My understanding is that the college was considered as like a bachelor party.

It was their parents who worked really hard and they didn't go college. It was peak blue collar.

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