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barnaby33ParticipantWait if you moved here 45 years ago to teach that means you’re in your 70s at least. Ominous trends? How long are you planning to live? California has severe issues none of which you mentioned, but man you are engaging in sophistry to a T.
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barnaby33ParticipantIn San Diego I’m not sure you can attract competent staff for $15/hour!
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barnaby33Participant[quote=sdrealtor]I think I might not be making my point. It was not as catastrophic BECAUSE it was pumped to be. People stayed home, businesses shut down, people wore masks and socially distanced. In the absence of that it would have been as catastrophic as it was pumped up to be. We dodged a much worse situation through the actions taken here and abroad.[/quote]
I am going to take the under on that one. Nobody knows what the death toll might have been that’s wild speculation. You can however measure the damage done by the economic toll it took upon the living. COVID was and is inter generational warfare. I say that as someone who obeys the mask wearing/virtue signaling crowd.
This disease is not lethal enough not even by half to even put a small dent in our society. Mostly it killed and injured those with serious pre existing conditions and the elderly. There were and are measures we should take to keep it from roaring back, but saying that the death toll was kept low because of the measures we took is seriously lacking in rigor.
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barnaby33ParticipantI think you are over-romanticizing the Mo’s. Either way you’re writing as someone who’s smitten with a new adventure and hoping for the best.
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barnaby33ParticipantWherever it is, it sure seems affordable until all the locals slash your tires because you’re a California equity locust driving up local costs! Still good luck.
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barnaby33ParticipantI alone have two Google re-pats. They left to take jobs with Google, but have since returned while keeping their jobs.
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barnaby33Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]It only took me 60 years, but i can finally relate to my dad.
[/quote]You forgot narcissistic. This thread isn’t about you. It’s about choices that a young man might make post college.
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barnaby33ParticipantWest? All jokes aside, I’m not sure anyone will have a good suggestion. Not since the Great Depression has our economy and culture been so turn asunder. I’d make one of three suggestions.
1)If he loves construction or the world of building buildings, stick with it. Take a job swinging a hammer or as a plumber for a year or two. It won’t hurt his long term prospects.
2) If not use this time to find out what you love. Too many of us graduated uni with no idea what we wanted to do. Peace corps? The civil engineer corps in the Seabees, both could be options to explore figuring it out.
3) Learn to code. The construction industry like every industry is undergoing radical change and software will be at the vanguard. Learning to program can help almost anyone in almost any career.
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barnaby33ParticipantI have all Elfa Shelving. It’s modular easy to install and good enough. Plus right now it’s 30% off.
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barnaby33ParticipantWell that’s selfish. How can we learn from a mistake you don’t make?
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barnaby33ParticipantSometimes it’s more than just money.
Yeah, even more money!
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barnaby33ParticipantSo maybe buy an Italian car instead?
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barnaby33ParticipantMy firsthand experience says this is wrong. Latin American countries experienced massive population growth in the last hundred years and most people aren’t farmers. There isn’t enough arable land in most Latin countries that isn’t already occupied. Infant morality rates have fallen pretty predictably as well.
People like to fuck. They hate wearing condoms. They probably always will. Education (of women) seems to be the key to lowering birthrates and is probably the single most important aspect of our near term future. Forget the US, birthrates here are falling and have been for most of my life.
barnaby33ParticipantUnless it’s a conspiracy!
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