it's true that one can succeed no matter what path they take in life. apply brains + hard-work + reputation + social smarts at any route you take and you'll probably do well and make money. therefore it's true that you don't have to go to college, get the degree, etc. i've always appreciated that point of view and sided with the non-educated. that being said, i've also learned that blue collar types are the most resentful, bitter, socially-stunted and pathetic people i've ever known. blue collar types can have incredible inferiority complexes. yes they can be intelligent, yes they can be interesting. at the same time they can be severely underdeveloped and emotionally-retarded. they feel the need to compete and prove themselves at every waking moment. have a simple conversation with them and they'll feel the need to wave their cock in your face and try to prove you wrong at every turn, just for the sake of it. i've observed this behaviour most prominently in gen xers / boomers, but i've also met men in their 20s/30s who are taking on this personality-type, probably due to the unique abuse and pressures that blue collar types experience.
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