• AnyOldName3
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    2 days ago

    The long-term prospects are better, but if someone doesn’t have some kind of buffer like savings or the bank of mum and dad to cover the period where their earnings aren’t enough to break even, then the short-term problems make the long-term benefits impossible to actually reach.

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      1 day ago

      Sure, but we’re talking about someone who lives with their parents and has that buffer

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        20 hours ago

        We’re talking about someone who lives with their parents, but there’s no indication they’ve got any buffer. If there aren’t apprenticeships within walking distance of their parents’ home and they pay poorly enough to not cover housing or commuting costs, then the option of living with parents doesn’t do any good because they can’t use that option while also doing work.