berryjam@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months ago[Serious] What should every young person do?message-squaremessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-square[Serious] What should every young person do?berryjam@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square107fedilinkfile-text
For the purpose of this question, the target age range is 20-30. Asking because I feel like I’m wasting my youth.
minus-squareErsatz86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 months agoLearn a paid skill you can do with your hands. Welding, painting, HVAC, long-line fishing, building PC’s, anything. Get proficient. You may never use it again. Hopefully you develop a skill-set that pays you better/is less physically demanding/is sexier. But you will never starve and may be able to feed your family even if your primary occupation falls out of favor.
Learn a paid skill you can do with your hands. Welding, painting, HVAC, long-line fishing, building PC’s, anything. Get proficient.
You may never use it again. Hopefully you develop a skill-set that pays you better/is less physically demanding/is sexier.
But you will never starve and may be able to feed your family even if your primary occupation falls out of favor.