[quote=bearishgurl][quote=no_such_reality]My kid is five. I’m not sure I want my kid to go to the UC system as it is today.
It’s not because I don’t value education or appreciate how incredibly good the UC schools really are.
It’s because of how insanely competitive admission has become. . . .[/quote]NSR, have you considered making plans for getting your kid situated out-of-state (relative’s houses, etc) for purposes of university attendance when the time comes? What are you leaning towards counseling your kid to do after HS?[/quote]
I want him to do is immaterial. What he wants to do is what matters.
Overall, I just try to continue to encourage his ability to create. Realize that which he hasn’t realized before, that what he hasn’t seen before and figure out how to make it so.
As for anything else, in hindsight, the union reps of the 80s were right, outsourcing is a race to the bottom. First it was manufacturing. Then back office services. But now, it’s pretty much coming for every professional service, including medical. Our health plan sent us info for 24/7 doctor visits via video this past week touting the affordability of it, $49.
Jobs for those that can create will remain, but the grunt work of programming, xray reading, expense review, etc, have several hundred million ready to do it for a couple dollars an hour, and that number is growing and they’re being replaced by machine too. AKA Schwab already has algorithm portfolio managers that do better than their people.
