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62 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 3 Jan \ on: Dave Ramsey - Drop Out of College To Work in Bitcoin Mining? bitcoin_Mining
Preface: I didn't watch the video yet.
There is no reason to pick between the two. As a man that earned a degree while being a father, husband, and working full time plus side gigs you can work a full time job and be a full time student. Its not easy but you can do it. My college was not free either.
My personal experience was that most of the courses I took in IT/Prog were inferior though this can vary between universities. I learned far more on my own doing side work. Thing is, many employers still require or expect a degree. Its a ticket into the game. You don't have to have it but it does open some doors that might otherwise be closed.
I would say if you have to go into debt for college that changes the dynamics. I did that and paid off my debts pretty quickly by being frugal and working two jobs. To this day I'm not sure if it was worth it. I am pretty convinced I could have learned more quickly (opportunity cost) by working at an agency and doing open source sooner and avoided the debt. Its hard to say where I would have ended up but getting real world experience trumps a degree in any IT field (outside of MIT computer science type stuff). Its amazing what you can learn on your own today. The main issue is proving your knowledge which is why the degree still holds value.
I may sound like an old dude but I don't care. I think many kids in (US) college are just soft. They haven't worked a day in their life at a job where they broke a sweat. They haven't did back breaking work. They aren't hungry enough. Its not all their fault. They are products of their parents and the fiat world.
I'm incredibly grateful for my father teaching me to work and even for having to work some really hard physical jobs. It gave me a work ethic I would not have had otherwise.
I've also been a manager of engineers and seen the difference between guys that came from blue collar careers over to engineering vs. guys that came straight out of college. Huge difference in ethics and attitude. The college system is full of rot. Its been a long time since I was in college but I was continually annoyed by the progressive entitled attitude perpetuated in these systems.
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