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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guess what? Not everyone wants to be rich or have a lot of money. In fact, some religions teach you to be poor.[/quote]

I would recommend against any kid taking a ton of debt in college, but I completely agree with this.

DCUM sometimes can't comprehend that not everyone strives for a large house in Bethesda with a maxed out 401K.

I was friends, mostly, with humanities majors in college. [b]Newsflash: few are "wealthy." All are fine. Some have DCUM-approved jobs. One was an art major and now lives essentially off the land in Hawaii, happier than I've ever seen her.[/b] [/quote]

And this is a privilege only adults from wealthy families can afford. [/quote]

Wrong.

Signed, someone who knows people from middle class families who chose middle class careers like working in non-profits.[/quote]

Ehhhh, NPO work is dominated by trust fund babies. [/quote]

I'm the person with the Hawaii friend. Her parents are first gen immigrants who worked as a manicurist and a security guard. She got good aid at a LAC and graduated with a middling amount of debt. Certainly not a trust fund kid. She's poor. And is fine being poor. Her life gives her what she needs.

I work for a nonprofit and have a very different life from hers; I wouldn't be happy in a similar situation, but: not everyone has the same goals and preferences! Which was my point.

Also to the person who says the NPO work is dominated by trust fund babies... maybe, but that's not the experience I've had at all. Not even a little. To my knowledge none of my coworkers come from wealth. Some of our interns, sure. But not staff. [/quote]

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