One of my favorite rants, the debasement of educational currency: 5 Reasons Why Your New Bachelor’s Degree Is Worthless: With the increasing cost of college tuition, student loan debt, job scarcity, and opportunities for entrepreneurship online, is it any wonder that grads are wondering: “was getting my degree worthwhile?”Well, that’s up to you do to … Continue reading Is a degree worth it? Part II
Category: Consumerism
Blog Commentary and Fair Use
You wouldn't be able to tell it from my utter lack of fashion sense, but I read a couple fashion blogs (manly fashion blogs, have you) and the post below stirred me to post on a topic that affects the way I pull a lot of content into my site: Friday Question: U Mad?: Senior … Continue reading Blog Commentary and Fair Use
Artisan Resurgence
From Der Spiegel:Backlash against Consumerism: Handicraft Sites Turn Hobbies into Big Business: Internet companies like Etsy and Germany's DaWanda are helping to promote a renaissance in handicrafts in Europe and around the world. The firms provide platforms that enable individual artisans to sell their wares on the web in a growing market niche. And business is … Continue reading Artisan Resurgence