I was wondering if anybody blames the kids. Not talking about a 5-12 year old or so, although in my case, I was dumb little brat from the get go. Some people are just stupid. I know I was. The perfect situation would have been if I would have learned some viable trade but I was too lazy and indifferent. 

Don't even talk about learning any advanced (or even simple) math or science skills. At the time, I thought I was too good for that. Later I realized I was as dumb as a box of rocks and tried to teach myself a few things. 

I ended up being a salesman. I think that's where the U.S. puts everybody that can't learn anything useful. They dress them up and teach them to talk, talk, talk. After that they might run for political office.