Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 08:16     Subject: ISO examples of someone *really* selling out/abandoning morals
Anonymous wrote:DD is so lackadaisical in coming up with some sort of life plan because they don't want to be a corporate sellout. I'm trying to explain the difference between doing that in a truly bad way and just having a regular old job for a company that might not be the best thing for humanity. Like the difference between being an attorney for Amazon (not the best for humanity but wouldn't violate my ethics) compared to becoming a doctor who approves claims for United Healthcare and gets a kickback for every claim they deny (not okay with me and I would assume with most people).

Any other examples?


Smart, moral people, and smart, amoral people understand that the world is a bad place for good people. Mother Nature is an abusive parent.

But your daughter is just lazy and making up excuses. If she cared, she'd work hard to fight. Their is nothing moral about being a spoiled rich trust fund baby and being "too ethical" to pay her own bills.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 08:04     Subject: ISO examples of someone *really* selling out/abandoning morals
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Anonymous wrote:Lots of condescending suggestions here which have excellent track records of going over well with 14 year olds.

Your daughter is into gardening, sewing, baking, art, and linguistics, all of which can be pursued as careers. But some of these are easier to do, or come with more opportunities, with some advanced education, which requires better grades. Help her understand this instead of trying to convince her that she needs a corporate job and see how she responds.

Also agree with others on mental and emotional health. She’s reading Marx at 14, she’s clearly not dumb.



Is she really reading Marx or is she parroting soundbites about him from Twitter/Instagram/TikTok. If the former I am impressed. If the latter she is like every other faux-intellectual keyboard warrior.


For real? Marxism is trending on TikTok?


Yes. There’s a real anti capitalism undercurrent. You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to think this is the Chinese pushing that content to our youth.


China and Tiktok are authoritarian Capitalist, not Marxist
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 07:58     Subject: ISO examples of someone *really* selling out/abandoning morals
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Anonymous wrote:By the way she is 14, so of course she still has a lot of time to change her mind.


Wait, she's 14? Holy cow, just smile and nod and tell her you admire her passion and let her grow up over the next 3-4 years before you so much as mention it again. She is going to change her views and opinions and passions 3928475903245x before she gets to the end of high school.


That’s what I thought until she decided it’s okay to get Cs and Ds because capitalism is bad.


She is not the first person to think this. It's not super original.

Unfortunately, I'd note for her how much things cost: water bill came in today and it was XX. Oh you need a new XXX, that's $75. Health premium is XXX.
Show her your budget if you have one. Or make one.

All that pie in the sky idealism is find until the bills come due.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 07:54     Subject: ISO examples of someone *really* selling out/abandoning morals
Anonymous wrote:DD is so lackadaisical in coming up with some sort of life plan because they don't want to be a corporate sellout. I'm trying to explain the difference between doing that in a truly bad way and just having a regular old job for a company that might not be the best thing for humanity. Like the difference between being an attorney for Amazon (not the best for humanity but wouldn't violate my ethics) compared to becomings a doctor who approves claims for United Healthcare and gets a kickback for every claim they deny (not okay with me and I would assume with most people).

Any other examples?


I sort of hate your example. Insurance companies need doctors to do their reviews. They follow clinical guidelines and there isn’t some magic kickback they get when they deny things.

Anyhow- I think this is something kids learn with age. Everyone wants to change the work when they are 16 and have a dream job.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 06:27     Subject: ISO examples of someone *really* selling out/abandoning morals
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of condescending suggestions here which have excellent track records of going over well with 14 year olds.

Your daughter is into gardening, sewing, baking, art, and linguistics, all of which can be pursued as careers. But some of these are easier to do, or come with more opportunities, with some advanced education, which requires better grades. Help her understand this instead of trying to convince her that she needs a corporate job and see how she responds.

Also agree with others on mental and emotional health. She’s reading Marx at 14, she’s clearly not dumb.



Is she really reading Marx or is she parroting soundbites about him from Twitter/Instagram/TikTok. If the former I am impressed. If the latter she is like every other faux-intellectual keyboard warrior.


For real? Marxism is trending on TikTok?


Yes. There’s a real anti capitalism undercurrent. You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to think this is the Chinese pushing that content to our youth.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 06:25     Subject: ISO examples of someone *really* selling out/abandoning morals
Judaism. Follow their teachings. They understand how to combine morals with money.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 06:15     Subject: ISO examples of someone *really* selling out/abandoning morals
Your daughter sounds punk rock That was me as a kid. I work for the gov and my husband works for a educational nonprofit. We are fine and happy and both have jobs that help people.