I like the point @Coinsreporter made about the difference between advice and guidance. When someone knows what they want to do, I would like to people support them in that. Part of supporting someone is making sure they understand what to expect, which may be a lot of difficulty, but that's different from trying to dissuade.

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Rant: Young People are Getting Terrible Advice and it's Destroying Our Culture

Yes, you're right. I wanted to be a doctor and I had great interest in medicine but one of my relatives advised me not to do medical because I couldn't afford that course.

Now I am old enough to understand that his suggestion was based on his own way of thinking about the world. Students who are poorer than I have done and are doing medical courses.

I don't regret it only because I got successful in another field.