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Which is why everyone should just drop out of college. That's the point of the article, right? Oh, it's linkbait? Gotcha.

• bradleyland 15y ago
  Yeah, I always hate to see titles like these. I'm part of the generation that got their start during the dot-com boom of the late nineties. I graduated high school in 1995 and after a year and a half of college, I left for a job offer that I thought was going to land me in a home on the beach. When things are booming, and you have a talent that is in demand, it's easy to make a go at it without a degree. A lot of the promises turn out to be empty though. Fortunately, I really enjoy being an entrepreneur, which is one of the few careers in which you don't "interview for jobs" all that often. As an entrepreneur, your resume is your ability to create successful outcomes. Starting your career during the dot-com boom-bust is kind of like a free pass. You get to talk about it like it made sense. Most people accept at face value that in 1997, quitting college and working for a dot-com made perfect sense. Almost 15 years later, everyone focuses on the fact that you've been in the industry for 15 years. You end up with plenty of stories to tell that mask the fact that you never got to study subjects like computational complexity and big O notation in college. Like most, I wouldn't change anything about the path I've taken, because I love where I'm at, but if I were starting today, dropping out of college isn't even something I'd consider. I'm not suggesting anyone should rack up $100k in student debt, but I do think sticking it out is worth the trip.