I'll tell you what - I went to college, worked very hard, and was given a job making good pay. I hated the job so I quit and went back to school to get a better job. I worked very hard again at 60+ hours a week between my job and grad school classes, living on 280/month rent in a tiny room in a tiny boarding house in a not-so-desirable part of the country for a year and a half. I burned out and moved back home. That was 3 years ago, I'm still unemployed (not for lack of at least 100 applications sent out).

So I guess it affords you upward mobility if you work hard enough, but fuck you if you want to change your mind halfway through and find a job somewhere else. Social mobility and the freedom to "do what you want" is surely a sham.

So I'm going to vote for Trump, because we need to start getting away from this idea of "professionalism" being a gateway to success. Back when I was a kid I was taught that "if you work hard you will be rewarded." That should be true. You should be able to go to a person who advertises a job and, if you're qualified, they should hire you. People need to start paying others because they ask for money and are willing to work, not just because their job is "necessary." I'll mow your lawn or tend your garden or clean your bathrooms or build your mansion if you can guarantee me that I will have work for a year. Social justice is important and all, but it means nothing to me if I'm still 27 years old, living with my parents, and receiving bills from student loan companies asking me for money I don't have while I watch all my teacher and cop friends go on vacation every 3 months to some place in the Caribbean.