I hate this for them. When I saw the early documentaries on them, I hoped that they would continue to get the love and support they seemed to have back then. They had dreams of becoming country singers and other things. How the system can just fuck them like this is horrible. I hope they get student debt forgiveness or something.
their college gave them the option of paying 1 or 2 tuitions and getting 1 or 2 degrees. they chose 2.
when they applied for a job they had the option to apply for 1 or 2 positions, they chose 1.
only getting 1 salary is fine for them because they only need to house one body, own one car, feed one body, buy one seat on a plane, etc. their expenses are that of one person so their salary needs are that of one person.
People act like there’s a fucking manual on how to handle this when the reality is nobody knows what the right policy is in this case - the fact that they got college degrees and are gainfully employed is pretty cool to me though - I don’t think the world is out to get them, I just think they got dealt a shitty hand, and modern society complicates it even more because everything works under the assumption that each human body has 1 human mind attached to it.
Yeah, but also it's not as easy an issue as everyone thinks. Consider that they are two people, two full fucking individuals who share a body. Treating them as a single person is a different but also shitty thing to do. Every option sucks and is a bit dehumanizing because society isn't set-up for this situation and institutions aren't legally flexible enough to adjust for them.
Consider that you work for the college and two applications arrive for them. Would you take it upon yourself to reach out and ask 'would you like us to pretend that you're one person for the next four years? We can just cram both of your names onto the degree at the end.' Likely not. And they did both complete coursework independently so it required twice the work from faculty. If identical twins both attended a college and took the exact same courses and received the same degree would it be that different? No... but we wouldn't consider it a failure of the college because of their ability to choose. In this situation the college allowed them the ability to choose different majors and topics but they decided it would be too difficult and instead made the choice to study the same thing. So far as money goes... yeah it sucks. But I imagine it's important that they are acknowledged as individuals because the alternative is.... well kinda horrific.
So yeah... it sucks and there is hardship for sure, and yes colleges engage in some real shitty practices, but I think everyone is viewing this particular issue in a black & white manner when it's kinda complex and difficult with every option making you feel just a little like there should be a better solution.
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u/-S-M-E-G-M-A-6-9 1d ago
I hate this for them. When I saw the early documentaries on them, I hoped that they would continue to get the love and support they seemed to have back then. They had dreams of becoming country singers and other things. How the system can just fuck them like this is horrible. I hope they get student debt forgiveness or something.