Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Accession
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Apr 20 2025 08:46 pm

On 19 Apr 2025 at 10:08p, Accession pondered and said...
 
 Ac> Hey Boraxman!
 Ac> 
 Ac> On Sat, Apr 19 2025 20:01:55 -0500, you wrote:
 Ac> 
 Ac> > Further education, even if an apprenticeship is of course,
 Ac> > valuable.  I was just highlighting the silliness of this idea that
 Ac> > everyone should get a University degree and become a Doctor/Lawyer
 Ac> > to be able to afford a home, which is what some people imply.
 Ac> 
 Ac> Although, if you were to take the time and money to become a
 Ac> doctor/lawyer you'd be able to afford a much more expensive home than
 Ac> many of the other options. I agree, though, that the idea of the *need*
 Ac> to go to college is just plain silly.
 Ac> 
 Ac> Unfortunately, the brainwashing in that direction has been around since
 Ac> I was a kid, so it will take awhile to get people to believe that there
 Ac> has always been other viable options. ;)
 Ac> 
 Ac> Regards,
 Ac> Nick

In Sydney, it can be hard to find particular types of trades people or labourers in some places, simply because they can't afford to live there.  Those with the skills that are needed, simply can't be in the proximity where the skills are required.

It's quite a simple thing to understand, that people with the skills you rely on, need to be able to live near you.  But yet people advocate the exact opposite, that they should dissapear.

Then they complain of a skills shortage!!  Then they complain that the few that remain charge such high prices because of lack of competition.

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