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"Everyone has to learn this lesson the hard way"
No, only if you're an idiot. A lot of people realise that isn't true well before they're old enough to work.
And it's especially common to not realise this until well into adulthood in the US because of the level of capitalistic brain washing that happens there.
I've specifically discussed this with friends, both from my country (Sweden) and other countries (including outside europe) and this fucked mindset just isn't there for any of us.