If you don't know what you want to do, you're right, university is likely not a good choice. I'm not very familiar with tuition fees in Australia, but in the U.

If you don't know what you want to do, you're right, university is likely not a good choice. I'm not very familiar with tuition fees in Australia, but in the U.S., I've seen people pick up debt just to find out they're on the wrong track. On the other hand, once you get going in a career situation, it can have quite a lot of momentum and be hard to get out. The window to get your degree, practically speaking, closes pretty quickly. That's not to say people can't or shouldn't get an undergraduate degree in their later 20s or 30s, but it's rare, and the momentum is part of that. If you don't know, maybe just take some time to feel things out before making a decision. There's unspoken pressure at 18 to make these big decisions, and frequently people choose without being fully ready. Going on the wrong trajectory is costly, both financially and from an opportunity cost perspective. 6 months spent getting your launch plan together is a lot cheaper than being 2 years into the wrong plan and so on. Your financials and interests will likely place some bounds on how long you can spend away from obligations, but now is also a good time to do all those really out there things you've thought about like Peace Corps etc. Also, no, I'm not him, though I appreciate the enthusiasm. There are a plurality of Brian Armstrongs, even in tech :)