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user-inactivated  ·  3736 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What If Wealthy College Kids Were Required to Do Low-Wage Jobs? - Michelle Sutherland - The Atlantic

it's not the same as being totally dependent on it for the foreseeable future. sounds like poverty tourism





thenewgreen  ·  3736 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I completely agree. If it were to have any sort of impact, it would have to be real. Knowing a pain is temporary makes it far more tolerable and working a tough low-wage job only to be carrying mommy and daddy's credit card in your wallet has little impact, is my guess.