With an attitude like that, you must either have a nice trust fund or no interest in starting a family and eating something other than cat food when you're older.
There is no trust fund, I have no interest in a family at the moment, and eating well isn't a problem, even on minimum wage. I am a full time student after all.
I had that attitude when I was younger, and unfortunately, it wasn't because of my (non-existent) trust fund. I was wrong, and I'm paying for it now as I try to start a real career 8 or so years after my contemporaries who were on the ball.
That's the thing, I don't want to be like most of my contemporaries. Nor do I want what is considered a "real career".
Look buddy, mabbe saving whales and working for a greater good for $0/hr is a good way of life for you.
No, neither is in my interest.
However, I have bills to pay, parents to help and a whole life to live.
Bills? You mean your recurring monetary mistakes?
Food, shelter, and transportation are not expensive.
And why would your parents need help? If anything, they ought to be helping you.
What's this "whole life to live" you speak of? Is that the equivalent of Wage Slave?
What I chose to do in my life, is my fucking business and I just wanted to share my experience with you.
Yes, it is, and I enjoyed reading what you had to say, and I was compelled to reply. I'm offering you a very different view point than the one you have now, but it's obvious it makes you uncomfortable. I understand, change is difficult for the indoctrinated.
You know why the enrollment is dropping? Because of people like me.
Yes, and I couldn't be more excited because of it. You made a BIG mistake when you let money decide your major. Now you wish you hadn't made the mistake. Learn from your mistake; think twice before you make a decision that is influenced by money.
People who tell high school seniors to read Wall Street Journal, Fortune magazine and other financial publications that tell you where this country is and where it is going.
I don't see why doing what others want you to do is a good idea. Start thinking for yourself, or others will do the thinking for you.
If you want to be replaced by an Indian worker, go do Comp. Sci. I'll meet you in an unemployment office.
That doesn't bother me. I have an interest in the subject, and that alone is reason enough to continue with my plans.
Kids are smart, you know.
Its been a while since I've met one. Most I come across tend to be very materialistic and stuck on TeeVee. Book, what's that? Read who? Does it pay for all the crap I don't need?
They see, they listen and some of them decide to say "fuck that shit" to 4 years of comp. sci. without any benefits thereafter.
Yeah, the experience of an education and not having to worry about being a wageslave for 4 years is no benefit at all.
How many people would like to study one of the hardest fields and then end up without a job and a load of student loans?
People that have an interest in the subject and want to learn regardless of the rewards of mastering it.
For some people it does not make sense to get into a field if they can't earn good money.
And earning "good money" is good for what?
This is just a rational thought because there are individuals, believe it or not, who want to be financially secure.
I certainly don't worry about it. Nature provides for every animal on the planet and I see no reason why Humans would be excluded; why worry about our security when nature has that all taken care of?
Why would I pay to go to college if four years down the road I am going to be unemployed?
Because there's nothing more important than mastering a subject you practice without a thought of reward than the act itself.
Of course, there are people who can afford doing what they like regardless of financial benefits.
Anyone can do this. The most important thing you'll ever come across is yourself. Yes, the only material thing worth developing is YOU. This means, feeding your brain, developing your mind, and not abusing the organic transport(so you can live as long as possible) that allows your brain and mind exist. Everything else is superfluous. Which includes the rat race you continually mention in your post.
For me, it was not an option. It was either boom or bust.
Nonsense. There is always an option.
I had to choose a discipline that satisfied three criteria: a stable career and income while being interesting at the same time.
I'll share with you my favorite quote;
"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind"
- Aristotle
In other words, what you want, does not exist, nor will it ever.
If a career did not fit any of those three parameters, I'd pass. Would not you?
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There is no trust fund, I have no interest in a family at the moment, and eating well isn't a problem, even on minimum wage. I am a full time student after all.
I had that attitude when I was younger, and unfortunately, it wasn't because of my (non-existent) trust fund. I was wrong, and I'm paying for it now as I try to start a real career 8 or so years after my contemporaries who were on the ball.
That's the thing, I don't want to be like most of my contemporaries. Nor do I want what is considered a "real career".
No, neither is in my interest.
However, I have bills to pay, parents to help and a whole life to live.
Bills? You mean your recurring monetary mistakes? Food, shelter, and transportation are not expensive. And why would your parents need help? If anything, they ought to be helping you. What's this "whole life to live" you speak of? Is that the equivalent of Wage Slave?
What I chose to do in my life, is my fucking business and I just wanted to share my experience with you.
Yes, it is, and I enjoyed reading what you had to say, and I was compelled to reply. I'm offering you a very different view point than the one you have now, but it's obvious it makes you uncomfortable. I understand, change is difficult for the indoctrinated.
You know why the enrollment is dropping? Because of people like me.
Yes, and I couldn't be more excited because of it. You made a BIG mistake when you let money decide your major. Now you wish you hadn't made the mistake. Learn from your mistake; think twice before you make a decision that is influenced by money.
People who tell high school seniors to read Wall Street Journal, Fortune magazine and other financial publications that tell you where this country is and where it is going.
I don't see why doing what others want you to do is a good idea. Start thinking for yourself, or others will do the thinking for you.
If you want to be replaced by an Indian worker, go do Comp. Sci. I'll meet you in an unemployment office.
That doesn't bother me. I have an interest in the subject, and that alone is reason enough to continue with my plans.
Kids are smart, you know.
Its been a while since I've met one. Most I come across tend to be very materialistic and stuck on TeeVee. Book, what's that? Read who? Does it pay for all the crap I don't need?
They see, they listen and some of them decide to say "fuck that shit" to 4 years of comp. sci. without any benefits thereafter.
Yeah, the experience of an education and not having to worry about being a wageslave for 4 years is no benefit at all.
People that have an interest in the subject and want to learn regardless of the rewards of mastering it.
For some people it does not make sense to get into a field if they can't earn good money.
And earning "good money" is good for what?
This is just a rational thought because there are individuals, believe it or not, who want to be financially secure.
I certainly don't worry about it. Nature provides for every animal on the planet and I see no reason why Humans would be excluded; why worry about our security when nature has that all taken care of?
Why would I pay to go to college if four years down the road I am going to be unemployed?
Because there's nothing more important than mastering a subject you practice without a thought of reward than the act itself.
Of course, there are people who can afford doing what they like regardless of financial benefits.
Anyone can do this. The most important thing you'll ever come across is yourself. Yes, the only material thing worth developing is YOU. This means, feeding your brain, developing your mind, and not abusing the organic transport(so you can live as long as possible) that allows your brain and mind exist. Everything else is superfluous. Which includes the rat race you continually mention in your post.
For me, it was not an option. It was either boom or bust.
Nonsense. There is always an option.
I had to choose a discipline that satisfied three criteria: a stable career and income while being interesting at the same time.
I'll share with you my favorite quote; "All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind" - Aristotle
In other words, what you want, does not exist, nor will it ever.
If a career did not fit any of those three parameters, I'd pass. Would not you?
No.