> Are you suggesting that it's reasonable for people from less-affluent backgrounds to have to spend their entire twenties working their way through school while the more affluent finish at 22?
Yes.
> He told me that it's hard to get a job at the university because of the better benefits, he was able to get it because he had previous custodial experience and because he was interviewed by someone sympathetic to his goal.
So he worked hard, found a plan and made it happen? This is what you are supposed to do.
> It's not like this is something that just anyone could do.
It absolutely is, maybe not this exact plan, but determination, patience and grit go a long ways.
Yes.
> He told me that it's hard to get a job at the university because of the better benefits, he was able to get it because he had previous custodial experience and because he was interviewed by someone sympathetic to his goal.
So he worked hard, found a plan and made it happen? This is what you are supposed to do.
> It's not like this is something that just anyone could do.
It absolutely is, maybe not this exact plan, but determination, patience and grit go a long ways.