Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

We were lied to as a generation

22 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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Codie Sanchez argues that the promise of good grades, a college degree, and a job leading to financial security is a lie. Student debt is at historic highs while colleges and loan investors get rich. Higher education no longer guarantees higher income.

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I think we were lied to as a generation. I think this generation feels it. We were told, hey, just get good grades, get into a good college, don't worry about student loans, you'll make it up over time, then go get a good job and you're gonna be okay. And it was a fucking lie. And the truth of the matter is, is that we should have looked at the numbers. And the numbers say that we are making other people rich, namely institutions and their investors. And we are by no means better off as a generation from having the highest level of student debt of all time and the highest level of education of all time. And increasingly, Higher education does not now always lead to higher income.