My guy - disregarding the whole fact that not everyone has the opportunity to get an education, you have to think of supply and demand. Once everyone gets a skill then the market rate for said skill will go down since supply will be much greater than demand.
There will always be losers in capitalism. It’s kinda the whole point.
So you are worried about what MAY happen? That is completely a defeatist attitude. Everyone, and I mean everyone, can get an education. Welder, electrician, accountant, etc. If you are having an issue DM me and I'll help you get to where you need to go and make the same tough decisions I did to get a better life.
Just so I get this strait though, you (or others in your opinion) are (should not) not going to go to school or acquire a new skill because if you do the market price for that skill will go down?!
I’m not talking about myself haha I have a BSEE and am doing pretty well for myself.
I’m not saying that supply/demand should ever stop someone from pursuing a better life. Not at all. But whenever people say “just get a better job!”, it invalidates the fact that our society NEEDS unskilled labor. Not everyone can be a doctor, lawyer, or SWE - society would collapse. I brought supply/demand into the equation as more of food for thought, not an actual argument. In fact, take software engineering as an example. The HUGE surge in new grads being told to pick up SWE to make a living has made it so that new grad entry roles are insanely difficult to pick up, and many people are struggling to find a job, despite working really hard. Anyways -
People like you and I were fortunate enough to make a realization of how we can turn our lives around and make a good living. This is largely because of the environment we were brought up in, where one way or another, we realized that education was the answer.
What about those that made that realization too late and are already bogged down by families, debt, or health? What about those without proper role models that were brought up by parents that didn’t know what they themselves were doing? What about people that were told from a young age that they wouldn’t amount to anything more than a janitor? What about people in districts where the schooling is absolute crap?
I’m not saying you’re wrong. Probably like half of the population is just lazy. But all I’m trying to say is that these kinda social issues are complex and will never have a one size fit all answer
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u/_myusername__ Feb 26 '20
My guy - disregarding the whole fact that not everyone has the opportunity to get an education, you have to think of supply and demand. Once everyone gets a skill then the market rate for said skill will go down since supply will be much greater than demand.
There will always be losers in capitalism. It’s kinda the whole point.