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Success Despite College Rejection
selan writes "Are those who are rejected by prestigious schools destined to lead mediocre lives? Or are great people more likely to succeed if they were rejected by top universities? An inspirational column in the Washington Post discusses the "Spielberg Effect", a theory that it really doesn't matter where you went to school."
No- actually I am living on state benefits while seeking work. Yes, I will soon lose my house and have to move back in with my parents, but I do have my time for myself.
I refuse to get a job and spend 40 hours a week working just so I have a house to collapse in at the end of the day. The ends, to me, do not justify the working my ass off.
And to the other poster who said I probably have nothing to look forward to- no hopes and dreams, well I do. I'm a programmer, I'm trying to improve my go skills (shodan is a goal therefore), and I'm learning Japanese.
The point is that I have lots of fun things to do that don't cost (much) money and if I worked I would have far less time to do them.
Things like programming open source projects, learning a language and especially improving at go need more time than a working person can afford to give to them in order to be worthwhile.
So, anyway, with the open source programming, teaching people below me go skills or just the rules I believe I am making a difference in people's lives.
Hope this clears up a few misconceptions.
graspee