Just say no to college.

• Author: Heitman, Grant
• Position: Letters - Letter to the editor

I agree with Paul Gu ("Just Say No to College," December) that deep systemic problems with educational finance are pushing us backward to the days when higher education was the luxury of a privileged few. I disagree that the Upstart model he proposes combats this trend. It simply makes selling oneself as chattel more fashionable.

Gu points out technical differences between historical indentured servitude and Upstart, but the similarities in spirit are greater. The "freedom of choice" touted by...