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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
I think this was UB/sittinon's point; the people they were referring to probably aren't ^ those people. I would wager that this bracket is only a small portion of law students, being the ones who actually DESERVE to make lots of money, rather than, as f3lix so pointedly brought up in another thread, just some idiot who never should have gone to college in the first place, but mommy and daddy paid for them to get into school and now they think that they deserve some crazy amount of money for simply [partying], going to class, and doing homework.
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Yes. This was more along the lines of my thinking. I do think people out there that went to awesome schools and did badass should be making huge amounts of money. I'm not up there in elite levels of intelligence. I went to public schools and a state university. I didn't apply myself at all in HS so hooray for mediocrity. Oh well, I'm doing OK in life. I just think its funny when people are taking on massive amounts of debt after they already have tons of debt and never actually worked a day in their life. Yet they expect to make 150K++ right out the gate. Not likely the majority of the time.
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Originally Posted by Repugnant Abomination
People place too much value on money anyway.
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Yes. But really, its the only universal measuring stick for "success." Money is important as it gives me the ability to do the things I want. But I don't know if I could truly get into a career field that didn't interest me or at the very least entertain me.
I've become a lot less materialistic than when I was in college. I honestly only care about enjoying my free time and having fun. I like to have nice things, but I don't necessarily need flashy things. As long as I'm comfortable and have no financial worries, I'm content.
I'm always looking for ways to better myself and become more marketable to make more $$$ but as you stated, its not everything.
EDIT: damn, that sounds like a big fucking self pat on the back. I still suck.