WetKakashi In reply to betwixtthepages [2012-03-04 09:24:00 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. Med students usually have debts ranging anywhere from 120,000 to 300,000 if not more–depending on their degree and field. Sure, one would say 'go find a real job' but it's hard because these are usually full time medical students with hard classes that literally take away their time.

The world could be ending outside a med (or any other advanced field) student's window and she wouldn't even know. Bring up the idea that there's a fun festival happening and they'd look at you like foreigners. Of course, this isn't true for every student, but I'm sure you get what I mean.

Thank you for reading and understanding.

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betwixtthepages In reply to WetKakashi [2012-03-04 18:05:08 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome.

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WetKakashi In reply to betwixtthepages [2012-03-05 02:36:11 +0000 UTC]

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WetKakashi In reply to spoems [2012-03-03 19:08:53 +0000 UTC]

They could be anyone. They could even be that best friend of yours who just got evicted from her apartment three days ago, but you don't know that. Could also be your sister, your mother, anyone.

We shouldn't look down on people until we know their situation. There are prostitutes who exist purely to get rich. But then, there are the prostitutes who were forced into that position because something in their life made it so.

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spoems In reply to WetKakashi [2012-03-03 19:37:00 +0000 UTC]

agreed, though i was attempting a bit of irony with my comment. personally, i would never look down on a prostitute, no matter their circumstance. it is a perfectly acceptable profession (assuming any profession is). of course, i feel bad for anyone who is forced to work in a field that they don't enjoy because of the demands of capitalism. and really, that's the real issue here: money. the problem in this particular example is that people who are willing to devote their life to becoming healers are forced to pay exorbitantly for the privilege of studying to do so, all so we can pay for the privilege of being healed by them.

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