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>Going to college doesn't mean you deserve a job I think the point was that this is affecting a wide range of people including the educated and hard working.

by tpatke 15y ago

>Going to college doesn't mean you deserve a job I think the point was that this is affecting a wide range of people including the educated and hard working. I didn't see the entitlement slant. >America is still a country where one can post up signs on a telephone pole Sure. 9% of the working population can post a sign on a telephone pole. Let me know how that works out for you. >Being poor sucks, sure. But guess what -- learning to withstand it is a good skill to have. Ah, the benefits of a calcutta education! Maybe we can start a charity to help to these people realise how lucky they are? >not having a job does not mean someone is a failure. People are saying that when they have trouble paying their bills, that effects their self worth. This is different than saying that they are worthless because they are not a vice-president. My guess is you don't have a family and you have never had to go without. If you want to change the world, empathy would be a good skill to acquire.

holdenc 15y ago
I don't expect to change the world. The occasional unsolicited advice is all I aspire to. I do have a family and have gone without, and I have posted signs on telephone poles to get work and make ends meet. This actually was a much better education than my ivy league college degree, or my employment as a computer programmer. Posting signs on a telephone pole to get work is of course not the solution to mass unemployment, but does get at the essence of how an individual creates value for others (by offering a paid service) in exchange for money. Empathy is always a good skill. But I don't empathize with people who consider unemployment (in America) to be someone else's problem. While, people in America may not be happy with 9% unemployment, there are plenty of options for maintaining a quite good standard of living when compared to many countries where the median wage is much lower.

by tpatke 15y ago

holdenc 15y ago

I don't expect to change the world. The occasional unsolicited advice is all I aspire to. I do have a family and have gone without, and I have posted signs on telephone poles to get work and make ends meet. This actually was a much better education than my ivy league college degree, or my employment as a computer programmer. Posting signs on a telephone pole to get work is of course not the solution to mass unemployment, but does get at the essence of how an individual creates value for others (by offering a paid service) in exchange for money. Empathy is always a good skill. But I don't empathize with people who consider unemployment (in America) to be someone else's problem. While, people in America may not be happy with 9% unemployment, there are plenty of options for maintaining a quite good standard of living when compared to many countries where the median wage is much lower.