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Actually, the trend supports the logic of proactively acquiring new marketable skills. There is no logic at all whatsoever behind not acquiring any marketable skills and then being surprised that no one is willing to pay you for what you don't bring to the table.
Yes of course, many of us spend a lot of energy acquiring marketable skills. And meanwhile, there are massive, secular, structural macro changes going on at a high rate.
My finding is, the game is a certain percentage what a person brings to the table, and certain percentage dumb luck (aka right place a right time ... or not).
I've seen people with questionable skills who were at the right place at the right time (say, a pre IPO start up that actually made it, as opposed to the typical start up that either folds or never really takes off). I've also seen people with great skills that happened to be an an Enron at the wrong time. Are they the masters of their fate, or, is there something more?
In any case, rather than castigating those who many not have a really great nest egg, how about some compassion here? That might be nice.
Yes of course, many of us spend a lot of energy acquiring marketable skills. And meanwhile, there are massive, secular, structural macro changes going on at a high rate.
My finding is, the game is a certain percentage what a person brings to the table, and certain percentage dumb luck (aka right place a right time ... or not).
I've seen people with questionable skills who were at the right place at the right time (say, a pre IPO start up that actually made it, as opposed to the typical start up that either folds or never really takes off). I've also seen people with great skills that happened to be an an Enron at the wrong time. Are they the masters of their fate, or, is there something more?
In any case, rather than castigating those who many not have a really great nest egg, how about some compassion here? That might be nice.
My remarks were a direct reply to freemkt, who has stated many times that he has no marketable job skills, even though he has a college education. If compassion here means commiseration that of course he cannot possibly do anything at all to improve his situation, I don't agree that he needs compassion.
Actually, the trend supports the logic of proactively acquiring new marketable skills.
No: The trend supports the logic that doing so makes the decline less steep. It doesn't make the decline into an increase.
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Originally Posted by Petunia 100
There is no logic at all whatsoever behind not acquiring any marketable skills and then being surprised that no one is willing to pay you for what you don't bring to the table.
Let's try this again.... While true, it doesn't solve the problem for many. For example:
If compassion here means commiseration that of course he cannot possibly do anything at all to improve his situation, I don't agree that he needs compassion.
Compassion means recognition that the avenues available to him are exceedingly anemic, and therefore his problem should result in two things: His own action to "make the decline less steep" in his own interest, AND action by all of us to make the avenues available to him substantially more robust.
I'm speaking from the point of view of the individual. If I, as an individual, find that my particular skill set is being outsourced, then a proactive course of action for me is to acquire new skills which are not.
I'm speaking from the point of view of the individual.
Glenda is an individual, and it didn't help her. It is proactive? Yes. Is it going to makes the decline less steep? Yes. Is it sufficient? Perhaps not.
??? And if you are unable to work longer? Or you're living at poverty level, how do you live below your means? If you're paying half your income to rent a room, how do you reduce expenses?
Please don't misunderstand me. Obviously there are some people, who are at subsistence level who don't have as many options as others. That has nothing to do with -- or should I say -- is a separate issue from -- whether people WITH those options choose to take advantage of the options they do have.
Please don't misunderstand me. Obviously there are some people, who are at subsistence level who don't have as many options as others. That has nothing to do with -- or should I say -- is a separate issue from -- whether people WITH those options choose to take advantage of the options they do have.
Exactly. A person who is intelligent enough to complete a BA is intelligent enough to learn at least one marketable job skill.
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