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It's just sad to see that he's already so negative about his options. My comment wasn't about how old one has to be to justify his negativism, I'm sorry if it came across as such. I can relate to his feelings and it makes me sad, this is all I meant with this sentence.

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When I was his age and doing similar things I felt the same way. I didn't understand how the university entrance game worked until it was too late because I was a poor first gen immigrant with no guidance or support. I thought I was going to be stuck washing dishes in the back of restaurants forever. Thankfully I finally got out of all that because I found people that actually valued my skills and would pay to take a chance on me, even though on paper I was probably not very attractive.

Oh I can see that. Fair enough.

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