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Originally Posted by Noir
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Going back to the topic of whether or not people CAN be better of with or without Highschool, I do know of one guy I'd like to make an example of.
I have a friend who dropped out of highschool to pursue dancing full time. He's a freakin' bad ass hip hop dancer/breaker, etc. I believe he pursued and studied more traditional forms of dancing like ballroom, etc, etc later on. This guy just loved to dance and it was his life. He taught dance for a living, and studied/practiced dance in his spare time (for fun).
Anyways, the dude is much older than me and I just saw him again/ran into him in the middle of one of his classes (teaching breakdance) and here's what I saw.
This dude is not rich. Hell I don't even think he's middle class (by our 2012 definition). He's definitely not poor like a bum though but he's definitely not making a lot of money. But here's the kicker...
He's happy. He's really really happy. At the time, much more happier than myself even though I estimate I was making at least 3 to 4 times his income. I look at him, and he has that genuine happiness that most of us trying survive the rat race are trying to seem like we have.
So I just wanted to post that story because it seems like all the drop-outs here seem to like to brag how ballin' they are despite not finishing school. Whether some of those are exaggerations or not, I just wanted to post that not everyone measures success by how much money they make. Some people can live @ 20k - $30k a year and be far happier than those making 50k plus.
Oh and BTW, from what I see, this guy is amazing with girls. Far better than your baller in my observation; and he doesn't even try to game.
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And that's the kicker, isn't it? Many people decide to pursue a life through school that will net them the most amount of money possible regardless of if they enjoy the job. Others live life the way they want to, whether it means dropping out of school to become a professional skateboarder or get a BA in Kwantlen and then teach special needs kids because they genuinely want to help out.
Life is about doing what
you want to do, not what others feel you should. The guy you know is someone I would respect far more for doing what he's passionate about than someone who spent ten years in school trying to become a brain surgeon because "that's where the money is."