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Slayerblade11
01/14/21 11:47:42 AM
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Little Timmy is told this by his well-off parents (lawyer and doctor).
Little Timmy decides to study art at University.
Little Timmy ends up unemployed and wonders what went wrong.

Meanwhile little Abdul is told that he must become a doctor.
He protests that be wants to be an artist but his parents aren't indoctrinated by Disney-tier advice like "follow your dreams" etc. and they shut him down.
Little Abdul is forced to study several hours a day.
Little Abdul eventually goes to university and is earning a comfortable six figures a year.

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RebelElite791
01/14/21 11:48:58 AM
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What a stupid fucking topic

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Shadowplay
01/14/21 11:49:59 AM
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RebelElite791 posted...
What a stupid fucking topic


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MedeaLysistrata
01/14/21 11:50:56 AM
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RebelElite791 posted...
What a stupid fucking topic
It's not that stupid, it was a common lie that pretty much underprepared a lot of people for the future

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WingsOfGood
01/14/21 11:51:36 AM
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But Abdul is riddled in debt and Timmy gets to NEET it up on mommy and daddy dime.
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Shadowplay
01/14/21 11:55:07 AM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
It's not that stupid, it was a common lie that pretty much underprepared a lot of people for the future
It's extremely oversimplified. Medical school and the work of a doctor is simply not for everyone, even if the person is intelligent enough to understand the material. Some people are pretty much dead on the inside if they are not creating things and the long hours that a doctor works would interfere with that.

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MedeaLysistrata
01/14/21 11:56:44 AM
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Shadowplay posted...
It's extremely oversimplified. Medical school and the work of a doctor is simply not for everyone, even if the person is intelligent enough to understand the material. Some people are pretty much dead on the inside if they are not creating things and the long hours that a doctor works would interfere with that.
Sure but not guiding your kids at all and letting them think they can do anything is stupid as fuck

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evil_cricket
01/14/21 11:57:17 AM
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Not really a lie, though. You can be what you want, but you need to be prepared for the reality that not all jobs will earn lots of money.

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OffTempo
01/14/21 11:58:50 AM
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I wouldn't say its a lie at all. Its true but its hard to realize some goals/achievements in life and you also have to understand sacrifices will be made and that sometimes the fantasy of something is better than the reality.

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MonkeyBones23
01/14/21 12:08:31 PM
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One of the biggest problems is that kids/teenagers are put under so much pressure to pick a career for the rest of their life by age 18.

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TheBlueMonk_
01/14/21 12:09:02 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
What a stupid fucking topic


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Garioshi
01/14/21 12:10:16 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
What a stupid fucking topic


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sLaCkEr408___RJ
01/14/21 12:18:00 PM
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Did you try
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Perascamin
01/14/21 12:19:24 PM
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You know that artists make the most money out of anyone, right?

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nemu
01/14/21 12:22:54 PM
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That's not a situation with a black and white answer. It's called balancing reality against expectations. Chances are, you're not going to be the one in a million to become a very successful artist/musician, but the right path can get you a decent job in the field where you'll be happy. You cannot bet everything on a lottery-type chance. You can become very well off with a lot of work, but if you hate the job with a passion, then it's all for nothing. You cannot go into a field in which you'll despise yourself in twenty years while remaining mentally healthy.
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FrankJaegr
01/14/21 12:23:10 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
What a stupid fucking topic


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Smackems
01/14/21 12:28:12 PM
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Little Timmy loses both parents and ends up dead of a heroin overdose behind a Denny's

Abdul blasts unlimited hot females with his Chad dick

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ZeroX91
01/14/21 12:30:59 PM
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Parents telling us we can achieve things.

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Unknown5uspect
01/14/21 12:32:23 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
What a stupid fucking topic


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Wutobliteration
01/14/21 12:33:50 PM
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Perascamin posted...
You know that artists make the most money out of anyone, right?


uhhh no? lol wtf where did you hear that?

If you mean the top 0.00001% of artists in the world out of millions of povery-striken straving artists out there... sure.
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CARRRNE_ASADA
01/15/21 8:50:02 AM
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I mean...not the best example when your little Timmy could probably end up with a life sponsored by their parents even if they dont make it, and that if youre rich you have more connections thatll help you to make it.

Now Im a believer of getting a job that pays the bills and then do your passion as a hobby until it becomes income enough.

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