Should We Forgive Student Loans? How to Stop Comparing Yourself, and When to Change Your Mind

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Scott breaks down his thoughts on the student loan crisis. He then offers perspective to a young man in his 20s struggling with comparison, and closes with thoughts on how to stay open-minded while holding onto core beliefs. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.4	your question on the Scott Galloway subreddit, and we just might feature it in our next episode.
1:25.1	The first question comes from Star Hardgrove on Reddit. They say,
1:30.9	Student loan debt in the U.S. has ballooned to $1.8 trillion, and I personally carry $145,000 of that burden.
1:38.5	Estimates suggest that it would take anywhere from $50 billion to $680 billion a year to make public college free for all.
1:45.0	What's your honest prediction for the future of student loan debt in this country? For those of us earning a moderate
1:49.3	salary, is there a smart, realistic way out of this hole? Okay, I think a lot of people are
1:55.3	dealing with us. The Trump administration resumed collections in May of this year. According to the
2:00.0	Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
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