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I'm certain you missed the "educated" part of my comment.



Many more people enjoy the four or five year paid holiday component than enjoy the intellectual stimulation component.

> “Research on college boredom is thin but confirms the continuity of pain. A study of British college students found 59% were bored in half or more of their lectures. Only 2% claimed to find none of their lectures boring.34”

Excerpt From The Case against Education Bryan Caplan “34. Mann and Robinson 2009, pp. 249–50.”

Boredom in the Lecture Theatre https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-04304-005




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