Out of interest - is this the kind of "ahem" balanced view you impart to your doe eyed impressionable students ? If so it's no wonder why the rise of disaffected little loves continues.
In my own "life" experience the harder you work relative to similar ability level folk the more successful you become.
Something for nothing isn't a thing (unless you choose to live on benefits
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The amount of grads who have asked me for advancement / more dosh in a business orientated work situation simply because they have some wanky degree in a non job specific subject from some third rate "new" university beggars belief.
Educators - far far removed from being "key workers" - sat at home as usual, looking down on people and tutting.