OT: New grad/profession/school pay….

[UCGal]

[quote=walterwhite]no i meant be a real unsubsidized hobo.[/quote]
Scaredy – it sounds like you had a similar experience to mine… I had no clue what to major in out of high school… so I got a job and moved out. A few years of office work convinced me that college WAS a good option and I was motivated when I went back to school.

I don’t think I’d be an engineer if I’d gone straight to college from high school… I’d be a college drop out.

[EconProf]

Good point–I think most people should delay college for a year or two after high school. My best students were generally those who had real life experiences which made them appreciate college. They were always more motivated, curious, and intellectually engaged in pursuing knowledge than their younger bretheren who were there for the social life and status. They also challenged me more since they had definite opinions about economics. And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.

[EconProf]

Good point–I think most people should delay college for a year or two after high school. My best students were generally those who had real life experiences which made them appreciate college. They were always more motivated, curious, and intellectually engaged in pursuing knowledge than their younger bretheren who were there for the social life and status. They also challenged me more since they had definite opinions about economics. And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.

[EconProf]

Good point–I think most people should delay college for a year or two after high school. My best students were generally those who had real life experiences which made them appreciate college. They were always more motivated, curious, and intellectually engaged in pursuing knowledge than their younger bretheren who were there for the social life and status. They also challenged me more since they had definite opinions about economics. And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.

[EconProf]

Good point–I think most people should delay college for a year or two after high school. My best students were generally those who had real life experiences which made them appreciate college. They were always more motivated, curious, and intellectually engaged in pursuing knowledge than their younger bretheren who were there for the social life and status. They also challenged me more since they had definite opinions about economics. And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.

[EconProf]

Good point–I think most people should delay college for a year or two after high school. My best students were generally those who had real life experiences which made them appreciate college. They were always more motivated, curious, and intellectually engaged in pursuing knowledge than their younger bretheren who were there for the social life and status. They also challenged me more since they had definite opinions about economics. And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.

[UCGal]

[quote=EconProf]And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.[/quote]

LOL – well that part didn’t apply to me. (I worked/earned/supported myself and still was a flaming liberal.)

[UCGal]

[quote=EconProf]And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.[/quote]

LOL – well that part didn’t apply to me. (I worked/earned/supported myself and still was a flaming liberal.)

[UCGal]

[quote=EconProf]And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.[/quote]

LOL – well that part didn’t apply to me. (I worked/earned/supported myself and still was a flaming liberal.)

[UCGal]

[quote=EconProf]And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.[/quote]

LOL – well that part didn’t apply to me. (I worked/earned/supported myself and still was a flaming liberal.)

[UCGal]

[quote=EconProf]And, predictably, as earners and taxpayers, they tended to be more politically conservative.[/quote]

LOL – well that part didn’t apply to me. (I worked/earned/supported myself and still was a flaming liberal.)

[davelj]

[quote=Arraya]
sigh

Ok, I’m a cog in the machine, so I guess that disqualifies me from criticizing it. Since I’m not living in a organic hemp tent, selling hackey sacks for a living, right .
[/quote]

It most certainly does not disqualify you from criticizing it, although it does place you firmly in the camp of other hypocrites who complain about things in which they themselves play an affirming role (because it’s too difficult and inconvenient to actually “do” otherwise). If my father were alive, he’d simply say, “Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.”

So, you’re a cog in the very machine of which you are so critical, too lazy to walk the talk, so to speak. The good news is twofold. First, at least you admit it. Second, you have a LOT of company.

Personally, believing in something with rather strong convictions and living a life contrary to those beliefs would drive me completely nuts. But everyone forges their own path.

[davelj]

[quote=Arraya]
sigh

Ok, I’m a cog in the machine, so I guess that disqualifies me from criticizing it. Since I’m not living in a organic hemp tent, selling hackey sacks for a living, right .
[/quote]

It most certainly does not disqualify you from criticizing it, although it does place you firmly in the camp of other hypocrites who complain about things in which they themselves play an affirming role (because it’s too difficult and inconvenient to actually “do” otherwise). If my father were alive, he’d simply say, “Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.”

So, you’re a cog in the very machine of which you are so critical, too lazy to walk the talk, so to speak. The good news is twofold. First, at least you admit it. Second, you have a LOT of company.

Personally, believing in something with rather strong convictions and living a life contrary to those beliefs would drive me completely nuts. But everyone forges their own path.

[davelj]

[quote=Arraya]
sigh

Ok, I’m a cog in the machine, so I guess that disqualifies me from criticizing it. Since I’m not living in a organic hemp tent, selling hackey sacks for a living, right .
[/quote]

It most certainly does not disqualify you from criticizing it, although it does place you firmly in the camp of other hypocrites who complain about things in which they themselves play an affirming role (because it’s too difficult and inconvenient to actually “do” otherwise). If my father were alive, he’d simply say, “Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.”

So, you’re a cog in the very machine of which you are so critical, too lazy to walk the talk, so to speak. The good news is twofold. First, at least you admit it. Second, you have a LOT of company.

Personally, believing in something with rather strong convictions and living a life contrary to those beliefs would drive me completely nuts. But everyone forges their own path.

[davelj]

[quote=Arraya]
sigh

Ok, I’m a cog in the machine, so I guess that disqualifies me from criticizing it. Since I’m not living in a organic hemp tent, selling hackey sacks for a living, right .
[/quote]

It most certainly does not disqualify you from criticizing it, although it does place you firmly in the camp of other hypocrites who complain about things in which they themselves play an affirming role (because it’s too difficult and inconvenient to actually “do” otherwise). If my father were alive, he’d simply say, “Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.”

So, you’re a cog in the very machine of which you are so critical, too lazy to walk the talk, so to speak. The good news is twofold. First, at least you admit it. Second, you have a LOT of company.

Personally, believing in something with rather strong convictions and living a life contrary to those beliefs would drive me completely nuts. But everyone forges their own path.

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