Many people realise how much more money they could earn if they’d finished high school and regret their choice. In reliable studies, roughly half of high school dropouts report it was too boring. Society assumes this is a justified regret. However, that same dropout could make $40,000 a year collecting garbage. Yet, no one regrets not becoming a garbage collector. We’ve decided the tedium of school isn’t a fair reason to leave early. Why is the monotony of transporting people’s waste not equally frowned upon as an excuse?