Hating on teenagers

[Andara Bledin]

My father believed that going to court is cheaper than just going down and paying for the ticket.

Only if you value your time as worthless or you can do things you would be doing anyway while there.

^-.-^

[KabeRinnaul]

A.) Got to college. That's great if one knows what they want to do. If not, this can be a waste of money, and a lot of money (see student debts).

B.) Join the military and possibly be sent overseas to fight a war

C.) Work some shitty retail, fast food or waiting tables job. Problem is that there

Adjusting these:

A) Go to college, if you know enough about what you want to do to avoid having to change majors and spend even more money on it. Also, only if you have a reliable way of affording it - student loans are rather predatory. And afterward, if your major-to-be isn't something with enough demand (which leaves you with basically CompSci and Medicine, good luck with any others), OR you lack experience and connections, then proceed to Option C anyway, several thousand dollars poorer.

B) Risk death for a good paycheck and benefits (until those run out, of course), and the possibility the government will pay for Option A.

C) Work a shit retail/service job, assuming you can find one. Then constantly be told to go to school and get a real (though probably nonexistent) job, and have idiot customers assume you're either a dropout or mentally retarded for working retail over the age of 16. And if the strong social bias against your line of work doesn't grind you down, the management that considers you numbers on a spreadsheet will.

Also, John Cheese has something to say on the matter.