"The late Charlie Kirk spent much of his time as CEO of Turning Point USA not in a corner office but on college campuses, sparring with students in open debates. His go-to challenge was simple: "Prove me wrong." One of his favorite topics was the value of higher education itself. Kirk, who dropped out of Harper College outside Chicago before building an $85 million-a-year nonprofit, argued that too many young people pursue degrees out of habit rather than purpose."
"His philosophy: do whatever it takes to get your foot in the door-and then reassess whether more education is truly necessary. "You know, something that is so lacking when I talk to employers is hunger and desire," Kirk told Fox News while promoting the launch of his 2022 book: The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth. "What is that piece of paper really going to do for you?""
Charlie Kirk frequently debated students on college campuses and challenged them to "prove me wrong." He dropped out of Harper College and later built an $85 million-a-year nonprofit. Kirk argued that many students pursue degrees out of habit rather than purpose, that universities have drifted from teaching critical skills like writing and problem solving, and that debt burdens undermine the promise of higher education. He urged getting a foot in the door first and reassessing further education. Significant numbers of Gen Z share this skepticism: 51% view degrees as a "waste of money," and young men with degrees now show similar unemployment rates to non-degree peers, contributing to over two million young men classified as NEET.
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