I haven't told this to anyone, but when I visited the Maker Faire in 2011 in Queens, NYC, there was an Italian booth Maker that I conversed with (in Italian), and after mentioning that I visited Rome in 2000, he replied, "Jubilee" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Jubilee#The_Jubilee_beyond_the_Catholic_Church I wasn't aware that it addressed debt, but I did visit the Vatican at the time (more interesting stories left unsaid, for another time) I would also refer to Astra Taylor, who has an interesting perspective and also references historical debt-cancellations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R62X_XtxUlg
I would really like for you to keep your job, and I appreciate everything you've said about the university experience in the US (in my case, it saved my life), but I was surprised that you didn't say anything about student debt. I agree with you about the value of education, but I can't imagine taking on the same debt that students do today and not constantly worrying about how I'm going to pay for it later. It's a situation that doesn't really lend itself to leisurely immersing oneself in the classics.
I haven't told this to anyone, but when I visited the Maker Faire in 2011 in Queens, NYC, there was an Italian booth Maker that I conversed with (in Italian), and after mentioning that I visited Rome in 2000, he replied, "Jubilee" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Jubilee#The_Jubilee_beyond_the_Catholic_Church I wasn't aware that it addressed debt, but I did visit the Vatican at the time (more interesting stories left unsaid, for another time) I would also refer to Astra Taylor, who has an interesting perspective and also references historical debt-cancellations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R62X_XtxUlg
Why only young people?
Older adults might benefit even more from being reminded that they don't know everything and given opportunity and encouragement to grow and change.
I would really like for you to keep your job, and I appreciate everything you've said about the university experience in the US (in my case, it saved my life), but I was surprised that you didn't say anything about student debt. I agree with you about the value of education, but I can't imagine taking on the same debt that students do today and not constantly worrying about how I'm going to pay for it later. It's a situation that doesn't really lend itself to leisurely immersing oneself in the classics.