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[quote=Anonymous]If she's reading Marx and talking about late stage capitalism, she is going to be extremely unimpressed by you explaining that a lawyer for Amazon is at least not as bad as an insurance adjuster who denies claims because it gets them a bonus. She's going to learn the phrase "moral relativism" pretty quickly and also decide you are an idiot (note: she has probably already decided this).

You know what I would do is sit her down and explain the family finances to her. Tell her how much money you make, how much the mortgage is (you can give ballpark amounts for this stuff, you don't need to give her an itemized budget here). Does she like going on vacation? Enjoy clothes? Is she getting all her books on Marx from the library or a bookstore? What about showering, does she like running water? I'd explain how much each of these things cost, and where the money comes from.

And then I'd explain that you admire her principles but also, she will not be given an opportunity to live in a world where capitalism doesn't exist. At best, she could immigrate to a country with a more socialized democracy. But does she know how you gain entry to a place like the Netherlands? By learning to speak Dutch and having a professional skill that will help you get a job there that could get a visa approved or sponsored. And to do that, you can't fail out of high school.

She's just thinking very pie in the sky at the moment and using it to justify being lazy. The hard truth is that the world doesn't work the way she'd like it to. She's going to have to support herself if she doesn't want to be homeless. So she needs to get her $hit together, put more effort into school, figure out what her goals are, and work towards them. Even if her goal is "buy a homestead, live off the land, write anti-capitalist manifesto." Sadly, that will take some startup costs just like anything else. She will still need a j-o-b. [/quote]

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