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It's so weird and interesting how we have been pushing STEM so hard on HS students. I'm near an area where resources are more abundant (our tax property is actu

It's so weird and interesting how we have been pushing STEM so hard on HS students. I'm near an area where resources are more abundant (our tax property is actually really overwhelming...), and there's even "tracks" that students can choose. Like a leadership, compsci, physics, and etc. I look forward to more resources provided via online to all area of the US for STEM in early education.

dunpeal 8y ago
Not weird at all. This is Bezos generating hordes of candidates for Amazon to keep wages down for the next century.
- pofilat 8y ago
  Or unlocking a massive engine of productivity to raise standard of living across the economy. Did literacy kill the careers of priests and monks?
  - dunpeal 8y ago
    > Did literacy kill the careers of priests and monks? Actually, it did! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation#Literacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation#Literacy Literacy was a major factor in the reformation, and the subsequent decline in the status of clergy. Look even further, and it becomes a crucial factor in modern atheism and the further deterioration of clergy of all denomination. > Or unlocking a massive engine of productivity to raise standard of living across the economy. Sounds great! Just remember the rules of supply and demand. As the supply of programmers increases, since demand won't change (at least not immediately), their price will decline. That means programmers like you will have to settle for a fraction of their current compensation. Couple that with tech employers' known fondness for employing the young, and you'll lucky to have a job at all.
- screye 8y ago
  Problem is, US isn't the only country in the world. US needs to train STEM candidates, or else newly generated jobs will keep getting sent to China and India where the quality of candidates if getting better by the day. I say this as an Indian in the US pursuing CS. There is a demand for CS candidates. If the US won't match that with supply, then some other country will.

dunpeal 8y ago

Not weird at all. This is Bezos generating hordes of candidates for Amazon to keep wages down for the next century.

pofilat 8y ago
Or unlocking a massive engine of productivity to raise standard of living across the economy. Did literacy kill the careers of priests and monks?
- dunpeal 8y ago
  > Did literacy kill the careers of priests and monks? Actually, it did! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation#Literacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation#Literacy Literacy was a major factor in the reformation, and the subsequent decline in the status of clergy. Look even further, and it becomes a crucial factor in modern atheism and the further deterioration of clergy of all denomination. > Or unlocking a massive engine of productivity to raise standard of living across the economy. Sounds great! Just remember the rules of supply and demand. As the supply of programmers increases, since demand won't change (at least not immediately), their price will decline. That means programmers like you will have to settle for a fraction of their current compensation. Couple that with tech employers' known fondness for employing the young, and you'll lucky to have a job at all.
screye 8y ago
Problem is, US isn't the only country in the world. US needs to train STEM candidates, or else newly generated jobs will keep getting sent to China and India where the quality of candidates if getting better by the day. I say this as an Indian in the US pursuing CS. There is a demand for CS candidates. If the US won't match that with supply, then some other country will.