I've had similar discussions with people. Mostly family friends that are 15-ish years younger than me and such that I get along pretty well with. This same type sentiment is there. They can only envision following any sort of path that is them going to follow their un-employable passion at an expensive popular university and there's nothing else they could ever bring themselves to do.
I also know one that went that road and it all blew up in his face and now he's basically a poor person. Not subsidized housing but not exactly doing well. I've tried to tell him to do those things you mention even now and it doesn't stick. I can't tell if it's laziness or just some sort of lack of follow through, but there seems to be a serious problem in these groups with just finishing anything.
I had dozens of friends in college studying architecture. 20 years later only 4 are still in architecture and only one is doing well and he went out and started a firm with two other guys. The others that are doing well left the field and became things like plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs and rage now about how instead of spending $100,000 they could have made well over $100,000 in those 5 years doing what they do now.
I've had similar discussions with people. Mostly family friends that are 15-ish years younger than me and such that I get along pretty well with. This same type sentiment is there. They can only envision following any sort of path that is them going to follow their un-employable passion at an expensive popular university and there's nothing else they could ever bring themselves to do.
I also know one that went that road and it all blew up in his face and now he's basically a poor person. Not subsidized housing but not exactly doing well. I've tried to tell him to do those things you mention even now and it doesn't stick. I can't tell if it's laziness or just some sort of lack of follow through, but there seems to be a serious problem in these groups with just finishing anything.
I had dozens of friends in college studying architecture. 20 years later only 4 are still in architecture and only one is doing well and he went out and started a firm with two other guys. The others that are doing well left the field and became things like plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs and rage now about how instead of spending $100,000 they could have made well over $100,000 in those 5 years doing what they do now.