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It seems reasonable to me that if a child wants to get into the same trade as one of their parents, that parent should be happy to teach them directly and help

It seems reasonable to me that if a child wants to get into the same trade as one of their parents, that parent should be happy to teach them directly and help them get work. If a parent is skilled in a trade, teaches it to their children, and vouches for them, that's not "without any credentials". That's a skilled practitioner vouching for having personally taught them, which is better than a university credential. That's not just acceptable, but ought to be considered a moral obligation as a parent.

wnolens 3y ago
You're both not wrong. That's the beauty of this "problem" which isn't a problem but just nature. Parents feel morally obligated to set their children up for success via generational wealth transfer of ideas, skills, and dollars. My dad taught me to read before I landed in kindergarten. I'm convinced that as a result (compounded..) I was intellectually years ahead of my cohort until University (where I met everyone else who also was in their high school). I was at a tailor in Italy and genuinely asked how I could learn what he knows (I'm a self taught amateur right now). He said he just worked in his dad's (now his) tailor shop since he was a boy. Out of reach for me!