Free university education

I'm thinking of Utopia, not dystopia...a more heavenly lovely world is all around us - if we choose to see it!  In some countries of the world university education is free and many advantages appear as if by magic when people have free access to follow their dreams and curiosity.  In North America, post secondary education is becoming more & more expensive -  not affordable for many and this situation is not improving.

Will higher education once again, like in the Middle Ages, be a privilege of the rich?  When we don't learn about things we should know about, we begin to experience negative feelings - fear of the unknown, misdirected anger at people, a total lack of understanding about the huge world we live in.  Our curiosity becomes restricted.  We can only think so far.  We can't think outside the box as we don't have the tools or skills to express ourselves.  We start to live in a bubble, convincing ourselves that everything is okay.

It's not okay to ignore what's going on around us and hope someone comes along to fix everything!  We should help!

One way to help is when authors try to write responsible fiction, especially for Young Adults - books that don't scare people for the sake of scaring people.  Responsible fiction is kind, shows a better way, ponders the human condition and has an uplifting message regarding humanity.  Responsible fiction for YA is not irreverent, cruel, inhumane and depressing.  

Those who choose to write irresponsibly, for book sales and profit, will not help to create a world of understanding.  In my opinion, those books are doomed.