Is University Just a Really Expensive Social Experiment?

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Cat & Nat

Relationships, Kids & Family, Parenting, Funny, Society & Culture, Comedy, Momtruths, Women's Podcast, Life

5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Remember when you went to university, picked a major, and walked out with a job waiting? That’s not how it works anymore. AI is flipping the job market upside down. Half the jobs our kids will do don’t even exist yet, and in our opinion, university has become more of a social experiment than a career guarantee. We’re unpacking the pressure of picking the “right" path and why spending time learning what you actually enjoy might just be the smartest move of all.

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0:00.0	first of all, their jobs are not created yet.
0:04.0	Because half the jobs, I don't mean to be Debbie Downer, but half the jobs you're all applying
0:09.7	for will be obsolete because of AI.
0:12.3	I am not trying to be a dickbag, but university, I have told my daughter this.
0:17.0	It is a place to go and try to learn something new.
0:20.2	And experience life and independent.
0:21.5	In my opinion right now, university is nothing other than a really expensive social experiment to go have fun and to live alone.
0:29.1	And then you have to go to college and learn how to do something.
0:31.8	Drop it like a hot.
0:32.7	Drop it like a tie.
0:34.5	Natalie, what do I do?
0:38.3	I hope it's giddy-gitty.
0:40.5	Oh my gosh.
0:41.8	So we're in the summer.
0:43.3	You know why I changed my outfit.
0:45.0	So you know.
0:46.1	No, well, that is helpful too.
0:47.5	But also, if for some reason I do a whole podcast and I didn't really know what I looked like and I didn't like the look.
0:52.2	Oh.
0:52.9	I don't want to have two like that, you know?
0:55.3	I don't look great today, but I just don't care.
0:58.5	We never know.
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