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But can you decide that the skills/knowledge she's gained as a house cleaner were worthless? In the real world this person is probably going to get a writing j

by SamAtt 17y ago

But can you decide that the skills/knowledge she's gained as a house cleaner were worthless? In the real world this person is probably going to get a writing job eventually and when she does her perspective on life is going to be her most valuable asset. As this article shows that perspective was changed, likely for the better, from the fact that she was forced to clean houses for a while. You can't plan out people's lives and make everything fair and even-keel. There are going to be bumps in the road like recessions and there's no way you can tell what impact that will have on people and that's exactly why you shouldn't try. I'm all for society making sure people don't starve to death or go homeless but beyond that you have to let nature run it's course

anamax 17y ago
> In the real world this person is probably going to get a writing job eventually and when she does her perspective on life is going to be her most valuable asset. Probably? What fraction of folks with that degree ever sell anything that they've written, let alone make a living writing?
pw0ncakes 17y ago
In the real world this person is probably going to get a writing job eventually and when she does her perspective on life is going to be her most valuable asset. A lot of industries claim that they value well-roundedness, but the fact remains that her experience cleaning is going to be valued at zero in determining the jobs and assignments that she gets.