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[quote=Anonymous]Creative writing SLAC undergrad GenXer here; only reason I was ok career wise is that nonprofit & education jobs existed. Nonprofit jobs I had are almost certainly gone due to AI. Writing is not an AI proof skill. While I agree with PPs that this is likely a troll, for anyone reading this who thinks taking 2 years in the current moment (opportunity cost of not working is real & no one pointing this out) to pursue a field that is not only unlikely to provide secure $ footing but also not durable (case in point: thinking a part time internship in the dying field of journalism is a reasonable move), you are not being practical. Practical move would be to move home (solve dog problem either by rehoming dog or by figuring out mom's dog coexisting with yours), shut off lech prof, work p/t internship until you can find paid f/t role and/or figure out secure career path. Then, keep living at home while you get higher ed/training. Don't take out any more loans than absolutely necessary (& acknowledge forfeited income from taking 2 yrs to get a navel gazer degree). You're acting like a trust fund kid with no trust fund (which resembles my pathway but I would not recommend it - GenXers ability to rack up debt was much lower & our likelihood of being able to build equity via housing market much higher). Also had idealistic parents. Love them; they never ever acknowledge that "doing what you love & the $ will follow" was never practical but triply so for any generation beyond Silent/Boomers.[/quote]

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