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What do you want to be when you grow up? USA vs UK vs China (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder if kids pick that because its one job that they understand and attribute positively (to some degree - "a teacher is someone that teaches kids like me at a school and we have fun") whereas jobs that their parents have are more nebulous and more negative in their mind ("my parents leave for the day and then come back angry? I don't want to do that").

[โ€“] Redex68@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I'm assuming that as well, but it's still surprising to me.