Out of your Parents Basement: Tell me about going from Goon to Great

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CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

"The next generation is so lazy" - Repeat ad infinitum

GORDON posted:

I think "expectations" are a big problem. I've watched for decades the idea that one MUST go to college, one MUST have a job at a desk in front of a computer being clever and creative, and one MUST have all the creature comforts to which their parents made them accustomed right out of the gate, or it isn't worth pursuing.

1. There is nothing wrong with being an ordinary person with an ordinary job.
2. Almost no one starts out with 30 years of success under their belt.... your first apartment will be lovely.
3. Be a plumber. Be an electrician. Be an HVAC person. Your fingernails will be dirty, but your work will always be in demand, you'll charge $100/hour for your time with 3 years of experience, and you wont have crushing college debt.

While I'm all for blue collar jobs, the problem is there is less Middle Class that can afford to pay for these services. And crushing college debt shouldn't even be a thing, that's the overwhelming issue.

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CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Friar Zucchini posted:

Pretty sure my result of having enough money to buy a decent house less than four years after failing out of college is basically just because I'm living the life of a get-rich-quick infomercial sponsored by the US Air Force.

Never mind the hundreds of asterisks and miles of small-print and disclaimers and various levels of fuckery and shittiness.

Well. BAH helps.

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