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I don't mean any offense since I was in a similar mindset as you going into college. A "9-5" is not a soul killer if you know you don't want to stay, nothing is

I don't mean any offense since I was in a similar mindset as you going into college. A "9-5" is not a soul killer if you know you don't want to stay, nothing is forcing you to. You want to be a creative, do you know the cost of creativity in the "hierarchy" of value? It's very high, higher than a worker in corporate America. It's why everyone wants to be a creative and not a corporate worker to begin with, however it's higher risk/reward than I think you understand atm looking only at the "reward", the risks are about the same as what you fear in the 9-5 with the odds being even more stacked in your favor. Let me ask you another question, do you not "want" to take calc 3 more than you "don't" want to work a 9-5? Check your axioms.

commandlinefan 9y ago
In my experience, in programming it's not 9-5 you want to try to avoid - that's what you want to shoot for. It's 9-9 that you want to try to avoid.
- JBlue42 9y ago
  Not just programming. There are many industries that feed on the young and unencumbered. I've seen it in visual effects, architecture, etc.
- sjapkee 9y ago
  >It's 9-9 that you want to try to avoid. All of us (mostly) have 8 hours work day in contract. Why should anyone of us work more? There is no such reason. So the problem is in you.
JBlue42 9y ago
Reminded me of this article that just came out: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/t-magazine/art/artist-day-job.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/t-magazine/art/artist-day...