The cars and bikes thread!

[mlcor]

Maybe they mean start a job, education isn't very useful (which I kinda agree with if you're not going for a vocation... Or you think you are then you end of doing something else, which most do)

Lovely car (understatement)

Green is so hot right now

My guess is they’re an entrepreneur who made a fortune and they’re saying you can become wealthy without a formal education. After all, that’s a $2 million dollar car—if you can get one—which you can’t without a huge buying history. Kind of like certain watches…

In any case, it’s true that can happen, but only for a minuscule percentage of people that try it.


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[Samanator]

Saw one of these yesterday:

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License plate read: QUIT HS

(For those outside of the US who might not know instantly, HS would be the abbreviation for high school).

That would be a bath tube down here regardless of what color it is.

[Samanator]

Clip ons are much less comfortable.

A Thruxton with taller bars and a screen of some sort could be used for road tripping.

I met a girl last week doing a long trip on one, but she wasn't very comfortable.

Neither set up would be comfortable for any distance. Besides the handlebars the seat has maybe 20 minutes until it would be killing you. Put on the Bonneville traditional seat and maybe 3 inch higher bars and this would be excellent for distance. Those twins pull real nice on the open road, and the better suspension and brakes are a plus. This would be similar to my Bonneville which I could go three hours before a gas stop with no comfort issues running 80-90 down the road. I've never owned a touring bike like a Goldwing, but this could comfortable and a bit more fun for some distance. If your serious for distance you need a frame mounted faring otherwise all the buffeting goes right in your arms and shoulders.

[geoffbot]

In any case, it’s true that can happen, but only for a minuscule percentage of people that try it.


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True, but for those who don't make it the education is largely wasted too.

[Raza]

True, but for those who don't make it the education is largely wasted too.

I’ve got to hard disagree with you on that—education is never wasted. Some things should be valued more highly than just cost efficiency and I fully believe that education is one of them. Whether it’s traditional schooling to autodidactic, learning is always a good thing.

[tribe125]

I’ve got to hard disagree with you on that—education is never wasted. Some things should be valued more highly than just cost efficiency and I fully believe that education is one of them. Whether it’s traditional schooling to autodidactic, learning is always a good thing.

Absolutely right. Education is more than a prelude to employment. It’s also about culture, society, relationships and personal fulfilment.

[geoffbot]

School teaches you f all about anything. Trigonometry, the water table, how to play the recorder... Nothing useful. I taught my girlfriend what inflation was the other day and why she has to ask for a payrise every year. I actually had a decent experience in school, unt I was 16. Uni is a giant piss up with a huge bill, it's no wonder the big 4 dropped degree requirements. I estimate that 5% of adults 'use' their degree or any facet of their education. Companies value work experience way more than education. What better way to 'prepare for the workplace' than to go into it sooner rather than later. Or, choose a subject at 17 that you have no idea will be useful or not, and pay for it (or wait until the debt expires and I'll pay for it for you).

[tribe125]

I wouldn’t have developed an understanding of the world I lived in without the history and literature I studied at school. My knowledge of those things increased a lot after leaving school, but it was school that laid the foundation.

Granted, I never really made use of the country dancing I suffered at junior school…

I’m not sure that preparation for the workplace was on the curriculum, except in the broadest sense of personal development.

I didn’t actually like school at all, but the value of it was obvious.

[geoffbot]

I didn't study history in school, I studied geography, which taught me about the water table and bi polar semantic surveys.

[mlcor]

The most useful course I had in high school was touch typing. After that, probably writing courses were most helpful. But I will admit that I also had a lot of useful courses in college.