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Yes, but she also gets to play softball for x years. There's value in that.

• wavefunction 12y ago
  If (and I do mean if) she actually enjoyed playing softball after all her father's pressure, she probably would have been able to play it much longer without the intense focus that eventually blew out her knew.
  • giarc 12y ago
    I think your original argument was valid (make smart investments (educational RSPs) rather than personally motivated investments (softball). However, I would have backed it up by coming up with number of softball players/softball scholarships, expected return on RSPs over 10 years etc not anecdotal evidence like "If she actually enjoyed playing..."
    • ZoF 12y ago
      Those comments were made by two different accounts.
      • giarc 12y ago
        Oops... didn't notice that.