Been through this one. My kid had a partial scholarship from Texas State for baseball but Texas State wasn't a good match academically for him. Most of the schools that offered him for baseball were not what he wanted academically. Definitely pursue academics over sports when deciding.
I re-entered singlehood during my divorce five years ago. Granted, I was in my forties so it might be different for younger guys but dating is easy at that age.
One of my sons got in some trouble as a teenager and had to do community service at a local animal shelter. He only had to do a few weeks of community service but kept going there long after he was required.
I finally asked why he was still going to the animal shelter and he said it's the best place to meet girls. There was a well trained german shepherd at the shelter that wasn't up for adoption. He would show up and walked that dog until he ran across a girl then offer a tour of the place.
All the benefits of having a great dog but without the responsibility of ownership. Plus he played up the volunteer aspect.
Not necessarily. I have employees in the U.S. making a lot more than $240k a year and some in India, South America and Eastern Europe making McDonalds wages. All of this is industry specific but high paying WFH jobs are not necessarily threatened by lower paying jobs elsewhere.