It seems like Hacker News might be broken, since all of the top posts have like one or two points. Anyway, seems like a good opportunity to help someone out! E

It seems like Hacker News might be broken, since all of the top posts have like one or two points. Anyway, seems like a good opportunity to help someone out! Everyone has their own value function in life, and it will change over time. My advice is generally to do what feels important. I wrote about this recently: https://sethkim.me/l/thesolutionspace/?postnum=7 https://sethkim.me/l/thesolutionspace/?postnum=7. If the internship opportunity seems incredible, it probably feels important to do, right? And I'd imagine if the pay is really good, you'll be able to travel home a handful of times over the summer and spend time with family/friends. But if spending the whole summer with them feels more important than the internship, it probably is. It's your question to ask yourself, and answer honestly. On the question of growing up too fast: you will most likely have to get a start on the career you think you want at some point, so the internship sounds like a smart move. I say "you think", because that's likely to change as well (sorry to say). Internships are a great way to dip your toe in the water of a number of career paths to start to figure that out. Life is a great balancing act of doing what you have to do, should do, and want to do. Balance wisely, but don't forget to have fun along the way!