Comment by laidoffamazon
20 days ago
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!
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.