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Originally Posted by yao1994  So my point is we're not the suckers. You guys are.
Guys just stay positive.  |
I think you should have put the last line in the top of your message, and then perhaps you wouldn't have sounded so negative!
There's nothing wrong with deciding to go to college and working at a job (or being a jobber, as you put it). Indeed, ALG works at a job. Is something wrong with him for that? I would say no. I work at a job I enjoy. Have I fallen into the trap? If so, I like it!
Some people are influenced by the media to "work hard" and be like Rambo (as you put it), and others are influenced by the media to be like Oprah and embrace The Secret. The key, I think, is to make conscious decisions. If you consciously want to be at a job, then great. If you consciously want to be like Oprah, then great.
Your parents say that school is bullshit. And I'm sure they believe it was, for them. However, to say that school is bullshit for EVERYONE would be highly incorrect, as I'm sure I could find many other people who have achieved more success than you or your parents that would say school was extremely important to them.