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A couple of things here: I graduated HS in 1981 in Michigan. Tried community college - could not afford it. I couldnt even afford the gas back and forth.

‘81 was the worst economy I’ve ever seen in my life. Couldn’t even get a job at McDonald’s- because engineers, etc. that couldn’t find work in their fields were there.

Couched surfed, for years.

Did any and all Jobs that for some reason today we say Americans won’t do. Well - if u r starving. You will work.

Far too many handouts today.

In fact - I don’t remember any able bodied male back then on assistance - at all. And they would have been shamed by our peers and ashamed themselves to take it.

Back to couch surfing - do that - or bunk up. Save your money. Educate yourself.

Speaking of that - The Dept of Education came into existence when I was in HS - by Jimmy Carter - as a pay off to teachers union.

I wouldn’t say I received a great education, but it was far better then many got these last 40 years with that worthless Department in existence. Good riddance.

Do I believe things are better or worse today? Both.

Our borders were Not wide open because we have a hiring problem (we do). They were wide open for the left to build up their base to overwhelm the right.

But yes,

Housing is horrendous. Thanks to inflation, govt bureaucracy, lack of skilled workers. Thank the Dept of Education for that.

And Hell - they were pushing all of us to college prep - even back then - AND actively looking down on the so-called “loser” kids that took building trades, auto mechanics, etc.

That stigma was/is pervasive and is only now beginning to - thankfully - unravel.

(We all know tech is on a J Curve. I believe we will soon - In a few years? - finally see the 3D and module home business pick up greatly)

My father told me when I was in 3rd grade, “Well, you can read pretty well and you are pretty good at math. You can now teach yourself anything.”

And that was with no smart phone, no computer, not much of anything really.

We lived 5 miles from the nearest town. (We did have Encyclopedia Brittanica).

One does need to indent themselves to gain an “education”. And if you do, you should have a plan. And that piece of paper better be worth it. To just go to a college to supposedly “learn” and go into massive debt is idiotic. And colleges are the best marketers out there. For decades they have made people that couldn’t afford to attend or didn’t attend - fell “lesser”. Great marketing, albeit shitty…

The price of education today - is virtually zero. Almost all of us have a super computer in our pocket with all the information we could ever digest on it - for free.

Yes - I realize one may need this certificate or that degree in some circumstances. Choose wisely.

I have great hope that bitcoin fixes a lot. Not everything- but a lot.

Better incentives through a decentralization money would move the world to a far better place. A deflationary economy would beneift all.

Currently we own about 20 single family homes. (That’s where I made some wealth and that’s where I have stored it these last 30 years)

I’d love to see bitcoin drive their value towards zero.

That could only mean the world was getting better as a whole.

I wish you well.

S!ayer 8mo ago 💬 1

The price of education is not zero. That's why we have prestigious colleges and hire from the top tier schools.

The assumption that one can afford a smartphone but not food; and then operate at a college graduate level based off learning from a smartphone is hustler university dynamics. Name one competent corporate that is hiring a smartphone educated individual? Let alone handling someone else money as their responsibility?

Education is important, it has been for centuries.

Whilst one's willingness to learn is one aspect, the actual education gained in a 4 year cycle at a high level college is what actually drives individual valuation. It's why people pay or take on debt in the first place.

In 2025 you can most certainly vibe your way to the top.

Illegal immigrants cannot vote, not that I know of. They are used in the fields where hand picking is required. This is a known problem. Europe has the same problem, hence open borders. Cheap labour is in very very high demand because the general population incomes has moved upwards.

I mean, it's great you have a personal anecdote but at the end of the day this is simply economics.

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Carl 8mo ago

The education many get at a 4 year colleges is often ridiculously expensive and simply not worth it.

Hell, our son went to USC. What a complete waste of money for his vocation.

Absolute waste. It’s more of an ego thing for many. Could have done his job with zero higher Ed. That is not to say that degrees in engineering, medicine, etc., are not important. But they can be obtained at community college starts. Much, much cheaper.

The “elites” are great at presenting t themselves as “superior”. And yet the people coming out can’t afford their lifestyles with the pay of the vocation they pursued. Great marketing by the elites, Bad planning by the kids and their parents.

Every single person I know - rich or “poor” has a phone. If u want to say a homeless person doesn’t have one - you got me.

I remember well when Reagan gave amnesty to 2 million illegals. He never should have done that, and another amnesty was absolutely coming - in a much larger number.

That most Certainly was part of the plan by the left.

Not to mention in many states no ID was required to vote, so who really knows who’s voting?

Think ahead, read, live frugally, read more, Bunk up, read even more, build skills, Look at the trades.

Here’s a pic of our first house: which I worked on - while we lived in it - for 2-3 years. (The wife did the dishes by putting them in a large plastic tub, taking them upstairs and doing them in the bathroom tub - for 6 months - because I was too busy working, and had other house projects to do first) (and quite honestly - those are great memories)

First House at 26, wife and step daughter at 28, baby at 29. My first “toy” was a 250 dollar POS quad I bought from my bro-in-law at age 32. House, wife,baby all before a toy. Never really played any golf, no expensive hobbies. Did what we had to do.

Again - I agree inflation is a nightmare for kids. And it is my great hope that BTC fixes this. But maybe don’t live in LA, Austin, NYC. Maybe go to a small town and build a life.

Pick your priorities.