People misjudge entirely the cost of working. Getting that job in that major metropolitan area and actually going to work every day in that job carries such in

People misjudge entirely the cost of working. Getting that job in that major metropolitan area and actually going to work every day in that job carries such incredible direct and indirect costs, by the end of the year it’s typical for most people to be worse off than when they started. This is to say nothing of the opportunity cost of all that time. Then finally, if you are willing to factor in the societal/cultural pressures that come with the job and the massive costs associated with fulfilling them, as supposed to just calling that weakness on the persons behalf for succumbing to those myriad pressures... well, as you alluded, the tail is most certainly wagging the dog.