The culture of dependency may have very negative long term effects.
Perhaps. There is a different culture, which criticizes people who learn, without any real regard for what is actually going on. That culture has very serious short and long term effects.
By which I mean. We can have this discussion. But it needs to be honest on both sides, and cannot have any prejudices. I perceive that often, arguments against those who learn, are not rooted in any reality.