someone discovered along the way that a bunch of middling corporate stooges are way easier to control than independent, masculine and resourceful young people with agency who have their own businesses. it turns out it's way easier to ruin someone's life when all they do is what you tell them to 60 hours every week. it's not an easy fix by any means, but i think we can make a sizable impact by just reiterating with young people that if they get a job in trades in their late teens, work until their mid 20s and start a business in the industry as soon as they can, they can likely not do much field work by 30. from there it's not hard to either take equity loans against the business to make side investments to diversify or just take earnings and start buying assets. from there, it's significantly easier to navigate financial struggles in life. besides, everyone says life doesn't begin until 30 anyway.
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