In my opinion, the goal of "progress" is exactly to enable the situation of being an "eternal student". Not to constantly manufacture new cogs for the "economy", but to allow anyone to become the better version of themselves.
What you point out as an issue, I see as a sign we have reached a good point in human history. (a good point, but not the end, of course issues exists, but as long as we don't mark them as "Working as intended" or "WONTFIX"...)
I'm an utopian of course. And of course someone can, and will, have a different opinion.
Indeed, the working class should be grateful to subsidise the lifestyles of their betters. For obviously we who love words are better than those who love life.
Yes, I think it's quite likely that the cab driver and the welder next door (the "cogs", as you'd call them) might dispute whether the progress is about me studying liberal arts for six years and then cultural studies for seven ;)) The snag is that this luxury cannot be financed only by taxing the infamous "1%"
What you point out as an issue, I see as a sign we have reached a good point in human history. (a good point, but not the end, of course issues exists, but as long as we don't mark them as "Working as intended" or "WONTFIX"...)
I'm an utopian of course. And of course someone can, and will, have a different opinion.