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Re:Quitting my job has been the best thing I've done for my ... by watwut on Friday October 12, 2018 @07:47PM (#18205491)
No, most 18-25 years old can't. For starter, 25 years old without college tend to have kids already. Some have other relatives that they have to help to.

Those without college degree have scrappy jobs if they have them and those with degrees as you said are in debt. Worst off are those with college debt but who did not finished college.

Nevertheless, young people without degrees can't really reasonably abandon their life.

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Re:Quitting my job has been the best thing I've done for my ... by dorchadas on Friday October 12, 2018 @08:06PM (#18205564)
> Nevertheless, young people without degrees can't really reasonably abandon their life.

Maybe in America. But when I was in Spain this summer, I met some Aussies who do seasonal summer work then go blow it all on word trips yearly. Said it was decently common among a certain crowd of people.

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Re:Quitting my job has been the best thing I've done for my ... by coldtea on Saturday October 13, 2018 @05:40AM (#18207219)
Yep, it's quite common. And as you say (and I mention above re: temp jobs etc too), it's a "certain crowd of people" not in terms of money, but because of having the mindset to do it.
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Re:Quitting my job has been the best thing I've done for my ... by astura on Friday October 12, 2018 @08:34PM (#18205689)
Yeah, young people do seasonal work in America too then decide not to get a job when their work runs out. I knew a few people that did that, all had a fall back, most lived in the parents basement.
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