It just feels like this guy isn’t expecting anything out of life despite being raised in a solid upper middle class background. We’re both finishing our master’s degrees and he relatively frequently talks about what the point of all this is and if it’s even worth it if he just needs his basic needs fulfilled. I feel like he has extremely low expectations and it’s really hard to get him to see him that he has much better employment prospects than the ones he’s currently willing to take. It just feels … wasteful? Like, almost sad to see someone who grew up with a good amount of privilege to almost squander what that privilege could’ve led to. Why are his expectations so low? I feel like they get lower every time I talk to him.