I do not believe that the sense of superiority you regularly express when speaking of others, whether they are women with tattoos, young people in general, grocery shoppers, the general public etc etc is in the least healthy for you or for society. It seems designed not to educate but to ridicule others and indulge your own ego. I also do not believe that such contributions are at all in keeping with the intended spirit of this website. But it's your life to live and I wish you well.
Here is the first entry for "pride" at dictionary.com:
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
Antonyms: humility While a sense of self worth is healthy, there's a reason why pride is a sin. And let's not forget that Humbledollar rather than ProudDollar was chosen as the name of this website.
I think conversations about "Is college really worth it?" get extremely skewed by these crazy numbers like $92000/year. Top tier public universities in each region generally cost 13-18k/year for tuition, which I consider very good value, assuming a motivated student who has equipped to learn by their previous education and background. As for living expenses, everyone needs clothes, a roof, food, etc, but they need that whether they go to college or not, and there's no reason to go overboard. It would be very generous and reasonable to offer help attending a public university with residency status. If they for some reason want to go somewhere fancier, I'd encourage them to reflect on the reasons and value, and if they still think it's worthwhile, to cover the difference.
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I do not believe that the sense of superiority you regularly express when speaking of others, whether they are women with tattoos, young people in general, grocery shoppers, the general public etc etc is in the least healthy for you or for society. It seems designed not to educate but to ridicule others and indulge your own ego. I also do not believe that such contributions are at all in keeping with the intended spirit of this website. But it's your life to live and I wish you well.
Post: If you have done well, be proud.
Link to comment from February 16, 2026
Here is the first entry for "pride" at dictionary.com:
- a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
Antonyms: humility While a sense of self worth is healthy, there's a reason why pride is a sin. And let's not forget that Humbledollar rather than ProudDollar was chosen as the name of this website.Post: If you have done well, be proud.
Link to comment from February 16, 2026
I think conversations about "Is college really worth it?" get extremely skewed by these crazy numbers like $92000/year. Top tier public universities in each region generally cost 13-18k/year for tuition, which I consider very good value, assuming a motivated student who has equipped to learn by their previous education and background. As for living expenses, everyone needs clothes, a roof, food, etc, but they need that whether they go to college or not, and there's no reason to go overboard. It would be very generous and reasonable to offer help attending a public university with residency status. If they for some reason want to go somewhere fancier, I'd encourage them to reflect on the reasons and value, and if they still think it's worthwhile, to cover the difference.
Post: $92,000 a year is quite an investment. The ROI is real, but maybe not.
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