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Philosophy and theology student here, former military. I have a passion for history and dabble in Latin. I'm here because I pay for my masters and academic ho

Philosophy and theology student here, former military. I have a passion for history and dabble in Latin. I'm here because I pay for my masters and academic hobbies in other fields with my tech day job. I believe in the Renaissance model of trying to understand and succeed in many fields.

sammyq 5y ago
How do you pay for school, I’m interested in more classical majors as well but schooling is expensive.
- Godel_unicode 5y ago
  >... I pay for my masters and academic hobbies in other fields with my tech day job.
  - rPlayer6554 5y ago
    Off topic, but is there meaning behind your name or is it just two things you like? (Yes I know who/what Godel and Unicode are)
    - Godel_unicode 5y ago
      I don't remember the whole story, but the original username I was going to use was going to be gödel and then something about incompleteness. Since Unicode isn't allowed for usernames here, I changed it to this.
      - rPlayer6554 5y ago
        Ahhh, I see. Good joke, you have my upvote. :)
snickersnee11 5y ago
This is interesting! How many hours a day do you spend at work? In what position? I think it's a very good opportunity for smart, tech-savvy people to realize their dreams. It's hard for me to do it myself, my day job completely exhausts me, usually by the end of the day I have no interest in doing anything else. That's why I've always admired people who can combine work and hobbies and be successful at them.
- justathrowaway2 5y ago
  Not OP but philosophy student as well, paying my bills with programming. I spend 20 hours a week in a junior position, having four to five days a week for everything else that interests me. I am not particularly keen on having a „career“ in the classical sense. I don’t want a family with kids, don’t travel and have below average material needs. There is truth in the saying that making your hobby a profession will suck the joy out of it. I think I would go crazy with doing either philosophy or programming full time. Splitting it 50/50 regularly gives me time off of both which is great for creativity and motivation, especially if things are not going so well with one of the two. On the downside I will probably never excel at either.
  - something98 5y ago
    I'm slowly, after a few "painful" experiences on either end of the pendulum, coming to see the wisdom in that position. Would you mind sharing how you, currently, find programming work at around 20hrs/wk?
    - justathrowaway2 5y ago
      I didn't have to actively find such an opportunity yet so I can’t tell you. In my case, I was unhappy at my first employer while I was still studying CS when my friend’s employer urgently searched for programmers. So I went there and told them that I am interested in a position in which I could work part-time even after graduation. I still work there. It was a combination of luck and connections.

sammyq 5y ago

How do you pay for school, I’m interested in more classical majors as well but schooling is expensive.

Godel_unicode 5y ago
>... I pay for my masters and academic hobbies in other fields with my tech day job.
- rPlayer6554 5y ago
  Off topic, but is there meaning behind your name or is it just two things you like? (Yes I know who/what Godel and Unicode are)
  - Godel_unicode 5y ago
    I don't remember the whole story, but the original username I was going to use was going to be gödel and then something about incompleteness. Since Unicode isn't allowed for usernames here, I changed it to this.
    - rPlayer6554 5y ago
      Ahhh, I see. Good joke, you have my upvote. :)

snickersnee11 5y ago

This is interesting! How many hours a day do you spend at work? In what position? I think it's a very good opportunity for smart, tech-savvy people to realize their dreams. It's hard for me to do it myself, my day job completely exhausts me, usually by the end of the day I have no interest in doing anything else. That's why I've always admired people who can combine work and hobbies and be successful at them.

justathrowaway2 5y ago
Not OP but philosophy student as well, paying my bills with programming. I spend 20 hours a week in a junior position, having four to five days a week for everything else that interests me. I am not particularly keen on having a „career“ in the classical sense. I don’t want a family with kids, don’t travel and have below average material needs. There is truth in the saying that making your hobby a profession will suck the joy out of it. I think I would go crazy with doing either philosophy or programming full time. Splitting it 50/50 regularly gives me time off of both which is great for creativity and motivation, especially if things are not going so well with one of the two. On the downside I will probably never excel at either.
- something98 5y ago
  I'm slowly, after a few "painful" experiences on either end of the pendulum, coming to see the wisdom in that position. Would you mind sharing how you, currently, find programming work at around 20hrs/wk?
  - justathrowaway2 5y ago
    I didn't have to actively find such an opportunity yet so I can’t tell you. In my case, I was unhappy at my first employer while I was still studying CS when my friend’s employer urgently searched for programmers. So I went there and told them that I am interested in a position in which I could work part-time even after graduation. I still work there. It was a combination of luck and connections.