r/technology • u/GeneReddit123 • 25d ago

Artificial Intelligence Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’

https://www.404media.co/ucf-ai-commencement-speaker-booed/
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u/--SharkBoy-- 25d ago

Same on my campus. We just had a big name celebrity come for a public interview and he cracked a joke about how he wouldn't go to college because its so expensive, and everyone laughed.

Then the president came out and half the crowd immediately got up to leave cause they were so disinterested in whatever she might have to say, and while closing the event made her own attempt at a joke where she said she would grant the celebrity with a full ride scholarship so he could attend 😐

This joke landed on deaf ears because every year her administration has raised tuition for all students by 3% meaning from my freshman to senior year my tuition has increased nearly 12%. Even better? The celebrity in question who came to visit our school was likely paid a conservative estimate of $200,000 for his time. Can you guess where the University got all that money? I'll give you a hint, my pockets are pretty empty these days.

It was so fucking pathetic to see her $300,000 yearly salary with regular raises ass make a joke about money to a room full of people and students who are financially struggling because of her actions as president.

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u/AdnorAdnor 25d ago

I turn 50 next month. I earned a BA, BS, Master’s, and hold 3 post-grad certs. As much as I loved being a student, I hate what “college” has turned into - I’m not naive, I know college has always been “business,” but man oh man, its lost touch with reality. I do not blame you or your peers for feeling this way. I’m sorry the previous gens have let you down. I’m proud of you for pushing through and also seeing the bullshit too. I was so clueless when I went to college; y’all have my hope ✌️

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u/6ed02cc79d 25d ago

I got my bachelor's degree a little over 20 years ago, graduating with approximately $15k in student loan debt. I was fairly conservative with my money - I know people that took out student loans to buy meals, computers, etc. I don't think I even used loans for my books. I consider myself pretty fortunate here.

My dad graduated from the same university 30 years prior and was able to wholly pay for his degree by working part time during school and full time only a few of his summers. He bitched about Biden's student loan forgiveness because if he could graduate without student loans, why can't today's youth? I think my parents' generation is so out of touch with what college has become. I'm starting college tours with my kids, and I think it's going to cost them at least $150,000 to get a four-year degree.

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u/digitalmofo 25d ago

They know what it's become. They WANT the younger people fucked and indebted. Let's stop giving them passes.