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Originally Posted by mores
What are you talking about? The world needs academics. Not bakers, delivery men, handymen, construction workers or anything else. We can all get by on our brains alone if only we wanted to.
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You missed the point. The OP seemed to have this rosy picture of the US where 18 year olds are all living the easy life going to school while mom & dad support them which is not true.
I think the world needs bakers, delivery men, etc. If we didn't have these people, how would you get a coffee and pastry at Starbucks? How would UPS deliver a package without deliverymen? How would roads/houses/cars/etc get built without tradespeople? Besides, not every kid is cut out to be an academic or has interest in being one.