r/nextfuckinglevel • u/matori_tester • 1d ago

Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/malteaserhead 1d ago

Students that graduated the year before

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u/BarfingOnMyFace 1d ago

Or the year after. Or any other year other than this one year.

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u/AmThano 1d ago

Imagine failing a class that keeps you from graduating that year because you had a tough year. And you patted yourself on the back beforehand saying "it's just one more credit, I'll get it in the fall"

Then you hear this announcement.