You are one of the few people are commenting on this issue in a sensible way.

While your advice is sound, most people won't be taking it. This means a big social problem 10 to 20 years from now.

I seem to recall a writer telling a story of how she got chased of politics because her quasi-intern job in Washington DC could not pay for her apartment. I surmised that her job went to a well connected young person who has the family structure to allow him/her to work for next to nothing--and get that important experience and connections for a higher paying job later.

Writer Marshall Brain wrote Mana 2003. He posits two alternatives as automation displaces workers. Here is my review:

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/book-review-manna-by-marshall-brain-4fb3faac3dc

Hint: Today, we are not choosing the right alternative.