• Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    Back in my early college years I worked with a buddy doing other people’s online math homework. I’d generally get a few hundred bucks per each person’s semester. It wasn’t a ton of money but it was good to have for buying textbooks or weed.

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      Because you have specifically mentioned buying textbooks, I assume you studied in USA. As an European I am still horrified by the textbook prices in USA. In my country I have even participated working group with government representative about how to make our textbook available under free, public license, like CC BY-SA. I wish you best 🤗

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        They were somewhat subsidized thanks to a special STEM program that gave a small stipend for textbooks so it helped a lot. Still, I wish everyone who wants a proper education shouldn’t have to worry about the cost of their books or tuition. Life is bleak enough here in the US without needing to finance our future with ever lowering odds of success.