> who wants to be real and tell their child that they probably won't make it into the ranks of a well paying desk job? Likely the successful tradesmen who has

> who wants to be real and tell their child that they probably won't make it into the ranks of a well paying desk job? Likely the successful tradesmen who has instilled a sense of worth in "dirty jobs" and working final product. Anecdotally, I have some college educated friends that describe the majority of their desk jobs as tedious, repetitive, and duplicative data entry; A plumber or welder's job certainly has comparatively longer term viability.