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It is always possible that there is no physical reality–in the commonly accepted definition. This has always been one premise of metaphysics–that the reality we experience is nothing more than the physical manifestation of
thought–individually or collectively.

From this perspective, I can understand how substituting bits and bytes of information could easily fit into this premise on a scientific level.

Sans physicality, it is also easy to see how life, in that form, could go on forever, and yet, at that point in the equation, it might be necessary to redefine life itself.

Imo, as long as life and death exist, the search for immortality will continue. Personally, I think the scientific and spiritual premises of this quest are quite compatible. More so than one might think.

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Two things we all know for sure is that we all live and we all die. When it comes to the belief spectrum, everything else might be considered speculation, so it’s not really too surprising to see extremes.

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Along with real estate and other business interests, I’m an airline pilot, and having aviation businesses can also be a great write off against other income.

We’ve had several over the years in which we lease back our planes and helos to schools, etc., and are still able to use them ourselves at very little cost.

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Have friends who live at various airparks around the country–Stellar being one of them. Similar to people we know who enjoy living near their boats–think Coronado Cays here–and many places in FL.

We prefer keeping things separate, but most people who purchase their homes in these type of locations really enjoy those lifestyles, and if that’s what the OP wants, I’m sure he’ll be very happy with his decision.

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There’s so much I could say–and it’s so tempting–but I promised myself I would not, from here to infinity, beyond the blue horizon, or until the cows come home ever again feed the trolls–done. Whew! that was close.

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The stats on the success rate of recent grads may prove to be right or
wrong–but, along with the stats–we’ve seen evidence of many disillusioned grads over the past several years among our kids friends and the kids of our friends, and that’s why I posted this topic.

Some of it has to do with the majors selected, but, even for others with degrees that are in demand, and especially for kids raised in CA, most don’t want to relocate, if they can’t get the job they want here, so that’s definitely a big problem if they intend to use their degrees.

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Hope everything turns out well wrt any health issues, BG. I’m sure you’re seeing excellent doctors, with the great resources we have in San Diego.

Like you, we take very good care of ourselves, and even though I pass my FAA exams, my wife insists on both of us having every exam possible, so I comply. That’s about the best any of us can do, and, imo, the rest is up to a higher power.

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+3 we do know some people in that profession in that salary range as well. I’m talking about this particular niche in this profession. Some MD’s make $300K-$1M+yr., some pilots make $50K-$400K+/yr., and in other professions more or less. Some people have trust funds. It’s all relative.

Kev, as others have suggested, find what you really want to do, and enjoy it. Imo, the purpose of money is to live the life you want to live. Life is short, so make the most of it.

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Thank you, BG, and my sympathies to you as well.

We’ve lost a few older friends and family in the past–in fact, most in our families seem to live long lives– but this was a younger member of the family, just in his late 40’s, and we’ve been seeing more and more of this with other family and friends over the past few years.

We can all do our best to make life last as long as possible, but there are just no guarantees wrt our earthly existence.

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Have to agree pregnancy is probably the least of most people’s problems today, and having ultimate control in life in any socioeconomic strata (for the short time each of us have on earth) is clearly becoming more and more questionable, for everyone going forward.

Making the most of life as all of us are trying to do is great–making as much money as you can, giving your family the best life possible, etc., etc.–is also great, but I just watched a relative say goodbye to this world, and anyone who thinks they have ultimate control in the final analysis, is, quite simply, delusional.

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Imo, none of us are “entitled” anything in life–an education, a home, or the right to live in a certain place, etc., etc. That said, we’ve created a society in which a sense of entitlement is high. Many feel they should have everything they want–just for the asking–and when those expectations are not met, for whatever reasons, dissatisfaction (or worse) with life occurs.

Again, imo, this is what is happening with many young people today. Society, the educational system and even their parents–directly or indirectly–are encouraging them to believe they will get everything they want in life.

That’s great–we want our kids to reach for the moon if they want to–but, on the other hand, I also believe they need to be prepared to cope if things don’t go as planned. From the many we’ve seen who can’t or don’t cope with
reality–well–it’s not a pretty picture.

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BG, agree with you that young adults being open to relocation to forward their career is essential, especially if they want to use those very expensive degrees. Ours have, even though they’ve kept property here if/when they want to come back.

Career opportunities in San Diego are very limited for new grads, so many who grew up here may be forced to make some “real life” choices about what they want in life. Hopefully, their parents are cluing them in wrt their options, as they progress toward adulthood.

With the influx of foreign funds, it will be interesting to watch the real estate market here, and in CA in general, going forward. It might prove to be more challenging than ever for those who have not planned well. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

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Makes you very glad you scooped up property in the golden state before the world discovered it.

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Agree with everyone’s comments. As mentioned, many do very well after college, as our kids have, and as you’ve said your kids have. Most here would be in the top 20% or higher, so that doesn’t surprise me.

The main issue we’re seeing with kids who have been raised in San Diego, and CA in general, is that they have a difficult time finding the job they want in San Diego or CA, and don’t want to relocate.

That’s what I meant when I said many can’t get the jobs they want, where they want them. BG, you’re kids sound like they are doing great in the Bay Area, but quite a few we know don’t want to go up there due to the cost of living, weather, etc., so, again, they are limited by the choices they are willing to make.

Apparently, many parents are not telling their kids degrees do not come with guarantees, and I won’t even go into how disillusioned they are when they find out they can’t afford homes in the golden state–but we’ve been down that thread before.

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No question there are many people doing well without college as you described, FIH, and, as noted in the excerpt I mentioned below,

“One of the country’s most-sought-after employers, Google, has found that it is increasingly hiring people without college degrees because the signal of the credential is no longer as clear as it used to be that someone is job ready.

If colleges don’t provide the mix of academic and practical experiences that students need and students fail to take advantage of them, pretty soon we’ll see other employers looking for alternatives to the college degree as well.”

All of that is great, but, wrt to those who do attend college, it has been my experience having raised three kids who graduated from college, that around 100% of the kids who are planning for college, are in college, or have completed college, believe they will get exactly what they want when they graduate, and, from what we’ve seen, many seem to be completely amazed when it doesn’t work out that way. This has even been the case for many with advanced degrees.

Guess I shouldn’t be shocked, but I have to admit,
I was surprised to see these stats. Apparently, there is a huge disconnect somewhere between perception and reality for many when it comes to this issue.

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