Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/Paid episodeThe full episode is only available to paid subscribers of Dispatches from a Dying EmpireSubscribe to watchStudent loans and mental healthHint: the first one isn't good for the second onePenfistApr 13, 2023∙ Paid1112ShareThe “original” principal was nowhere near $200K. The usury people, AKA capitalists, tacked on most of that debt as I continued trying to learn about why the world is like it is. That’s how small things turn into life-crushing things.Share Evolving TogetherGet 40% off foreverThe full video is for paid subscribersClaim my free postOr purchase a paid subscription.Dispatches from a Dying EmpireSubscribeAuthorsPenfist