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> Going from zero to software engineer might require enrolling in a boot camp that can cost about $16,000. I'll be honest, part of me hurts a little realizing
by mywittyname 5y ago
> Going from zero to software engineer might require enrolling in a boot camp that can cost about $16,000.
I'll be honest, part of me hurts a little realizing that I've dumped so much of my life into a career that so many people think of as being so rudimentary. Then again, these people spent at least as much time learning to perform for peanuts, and they watch as manufactured pop stars who can barely sing make millions.
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- faitswulff 5y agoYou should have left off the second sentence, then no one would know whether you were an artist or a coder.
- mywittyname 5y agoThe point of my comment was empathy. I too work a basic/easy engineering job to fund my creative pursuits.
- paskozdilar 5y agoOne could argue that if the work one does could be done by a boot camper, then that work is inherently lower-value than work that could not.