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humor The Onion 2026-06-16

Gen Z Trading College Debt For A Career Running The Tilt-A-Whirl

Why get a useless degree when you can learn the 'real' skills of operating a carnival ride from a shady guy named One-Tooth Mitch? Honestly, the job security in mid-air vomit management is probably better than a liberal arts major anyway.


<p>COLUMBIA, MOโ€”Surveying a wide cross section of Americans aged 18 to 24, a new study published Tuesday by researchers at the University of Missouri found that more Americans were foregoing college in favor of letting the carnival sort them out. โ€œIn a dire job market like this, it doesn&#8217;t make sense to spend tens of [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/study-more-americans-foregoing-college-in-favor-of-letting-the-carnival-sort-them-out/">Study: More Americans Foregoing...

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