Should young people go to big cities to work hard while they are still young and accumulate life capital as soon as possible?

Let’s not talk about young people, let’s talk about my kids.

I used to live in a small city in Shandong, one of the top three cities in the country in terms of per capita consumption. My child was an elementary school domineering child who was very good at answering questions and was definitely an exam-oriented kid. After I was transferred to Beijing, I went to several elite schools to seek transfer and admission. When School Niu saw that my child was from Shandong, he smiled and gave me a test paper. My child waved the small pen and finished brushing it. The principal is happy. Come join the class tomorrow. If you remain in the top three, you can consider applying for student status.

My son came back a few days after he entered school and said very excitedly that all the classmates in our class are so awesome. One has published a novel, one won the national grand prize in the robot competition, and the other is the Star of Hope English Style No. 1 One, one is preparing to represent the country in the International Mathematical Olympiad, one has participated in the CCTV Poetry Competition, one has just passed level 9 in piano, one is writing a science fiction novel, and one...

And my child only knows how to answer questions. .

In the high school department of this elite school, 40% of a class were admitted to Qingbei University, 40% went directly to Ivy League schools, and the remaining 20% ??also had 985, but they were all so depressed that they were embarrassed to say hello.

There is a joke: Someone asked the director of the admissions office of a primary school, my daughter is six years old and has memorized 5,000 English words. Is it enough? The director of the admissions office replied without raising his head that it was enough in the United States but not in Haidian. It's ridiculous, but what does it mean? In first-tier international metropolises like Beijing, the starting point, breadth, depth, and extension of children’s education are far greater than those in small places. By the same token, there are more medical, cultural, employment, tourism and other resources.

I use the reality of two generations of my family to illustrate a truth. If you have the conditions, then go to a big city to work hard and accumulate life capital. This is a relatively reliable shortcut.

Let’s talk about me again. When I was young, I had the opportunity to come to Beijing for development. At that time, I was doing well in a small place. I felt that I was in my prime and would be successful in the future. Beijing seconded someone, and I was originally asked to go. As a small leader, I felt a sense of accomplishment, so I recommended my deputy to go.

Seven or eight years later, I went to Beijing for business. This deputy invited me to dinner and thanked me for my recommendation. He has been promoted to a middle-level official position in a large company. This is not the main thing. He bought a house back then because he had a broader view when he arrived in Beijing. He knew that he could buy a house even though he had to sell iron and work hard to get a loan. Now the house has soared to more than 10 million. He hasn’t said yet that he was allocated a two-bedroom apartment back then and the unit was not allowed to be sold. Now the monthly rent is 7,000 to 8,000 yuan, which is equal to the total monthly income of a family in our small city.

I was shocked. In our small city, more than 10 million can buy a community. A middle-level person like me cannot save an astronomical amount in ten lifetimes. The deputy didn't mean to irritate me, but was sincerely thanking me, but I was strongly irritated.

My old man is a veteran cadre. He has saved 400,000 yuan in his life, and he also has a cadre building, which is now worth 400,000 yuan. He said that his greatest pride in his life is that he has a pension since he was a child in the countryside. I still have a family fortune of 800,000 yuan, which is worthy of my mother and my children.

My heart bleeds. My father has suffered so much and suffered so many injuries, but now he can hardly walk. He has saved 800,000 in his life, of which 400,000 is not from real estate. He has earned 800,000 in his life, which is not as much as the deputy's annual salary income. .

If I were still in that small city, how much property would I be able to leave behind in my lifetime? The average monthly salary in this small city is 3,500 yuan, and house prices are around 3,500 yuan. Many young people may be worth 1 million if they work hard for a lifetime. It can't keep up with the deputy's passive income for a year.

I won’t talk about big ideas. The concepts of outlook on life and happiness are also very good. Choosing a city to live in peace for the rest of my life is also a choice. I will just talk about these two "rigorous" issues that my children and I have encountered: the educational starting point and future vision of our children, and the natural appreciation of urban family real estate. Aren’t these life capitals?

The same two people. If you live in our small city until you retire, with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan, you may save 1 million in your lifetime, have a pension of about 3,000 to 4,000 yuan, and have a house of 100 square meters, which may be worth 500,000 yuan. It's still devalued.

If a person comes to Beijing, his monthly salary may reach 50,000 yuan before retirement, and his pension may be 12,000 yuan. The housing provident fund and enterprise annuity can be worth three to four million yuan. A 100-square-meter house is now worth 10 million yuan, and it may rise to 2,000 yuan when he retires. Ten thousand. For the same two people, the difference in capital accumulation over a lifetime may be ten to twenty times.

If the children of these two people have the same IQ and the same level of hard work, one will be admitted to a prestigious school above 985, and the other will be lucky enough to be admitted to a general undergraduate school. Who do you think is more likely to get a high salary in a big city in the future? We are not comparing individual cases, only high probability events. To be honest, children in big cities have far more development opportunities than children in small places, and this trend is becoming more and more differentiated.

These two "rigidly needed" issues are enough to explain the problem. What else is there to talk about bicycles? Do you agree or not? Welcome to comment and debate.