• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It’s unnecessarily limiting the audience. High school is relatable because everyone does it. Not everyone goes to college or works in such and such field.

    When it comes to the human experience, we start to diverge pretty early.

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      1 day ago

      Internets says that 61% of the Japanese population go on to higher education. That’s pretty high compared to Americans at 39%.

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        8 hours ago

        US is actually in range of 60%. Apparently 62% of high school graduates enrolled last year. Although that’s graduates and not all people graduate, but also some people do go back later in life too.

        I think the real issue is that college doesn’t look the same to everyone. You may commute, do part time, different majors. However, middle/high school are a bit more uniform so the tropes/trends will resonate with most people.