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I recently realized that when my son in my age (37) I will be 67 years old, and getting (hopefully) ready to retire. This made me realize that in 30 years there
by 6d6b73 11y ago
I recently realized that when my son in my age (37) I will be 67 years old, and getting (hopefully) ready to retire. This made me realize that in 30 years there is no way that I will be able to stay competitive in this field, and be able to find a decent job.
- outside1234 11y agoWhy? What is the logic behind that? You will have 30 years more experience than him.
- kamaal 11y agoAnd less 30 years worth energy, enthusiasm and liabilities. What is knowledge worth in the era where any algorithm can be looked up in a google search. Young people work for longer hours, don't fall sick often, come in on weekends and are more productive.
- j_koreth 11y agoand don't forget about being on call 24/7 for any issues
- tetraodonpuffer 11y agoand how do you know =which= algorithm to look up in google for your particular requirements? knowledge is not only knowing where the hammer is, knowledge is also knowing when a screwdriver would be more appropriate.
- kamaal 11y agoWell that is easy too. Even if you have cursory information about a problem stating that in terms in which you could get an answer is very easy these days. You seem to be describing a situation which existed two decades back where a person's only portal to information was a library.
- tremendo 11y agoWell there you have it, ageism manifest. Why not go with the younger which can be exploited so much more easily!? We can burn their candles, pay them peanuts, have them come up with half-assed solutions copy-pasted from stack overflow, and laugh all the way to the bank!