A generation of American men give up on college

Re:A generation of American men give up on college by the-dude on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @06:39AM (#28443125)

I agree with sentiment, and I discovered early on in my adult life :

Iedereen doet maar wat ( Dutch )

Loosely translated : Everybody just fucks around, wether it is car mechanics, doctors or laywers.

Would love to hear a more canonical term for the phenomenon.

edit: And if it is absolutely critical it is done right? Do it yourself.

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Re:A generation of American men give up on college by dempseye on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:23AM (#28443812)

Is this a common expression in Dutch or something you made up yourself?

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Re:A generation of American men give up on college by the-dude on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:38AM (#28443954)

doet maar wat is common.

Je doet maar wat ( You )

Ze doen maar wat ( They )

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Re:A generation of American men give up on college by webnrrd2k on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @04:51PM (#28449777)

In the US it's usually called "half-assing it" or doing it half-assed.

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Re:A generation of American men give up on college by etripe on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @07:20PM (#28451038)

It's closer in meaning to "no one really knows what they're doing". Half-assing implies lack of effort. This expression implies lack of insight or direction.

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