The fact that _anyone_ can go down this path does not mean that _everyone_ can. The military would simply stop recruiting people or offering as nice benefits if everyone did this.
The issue in our country is that we are increasingly making the default way of life for average Americans be one of more anguish and stress when we do not have to. None of the options for success in the US that we currently have are going to handle the mass group of unemployed people that something like automated cars or fast food resturaunts automating will bring, especially when so many are already doing so poorly
There is no single path to prosperity that everyone can follow. That's why I value people that share their story or the path they took, even if it doesn't apply to me.
The issue in our country is that we are increasingly making the default way of life for average Americans be one of more anguish and stress when we do not have to. None of the options for success in the US that we currently have are going to handle the mass group of unemployed people that something like automated cars or fast food resturaunts automating will bring, especially when so many are already doing so poorly