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"I'm hoping that my daughter will embrace her inner geek and want to change the world." And what if she don't have an inner geek...? You didn't waste time. You
by nekgrim 13y ago
"I'm hoping that my daughter will embrace her inner geek and want to change the world."
And what if she don't have an inner geek...?
You didn't waste time. You lived. And now you are judging the younger yourself, and saying "I made mistakes", but you can't know what life would have been if you studied maths. Maybe this article would have the same title, and end with "Don't make mistakes like I do, follow your heart and study art".
But we love to have girls in IT. Welcome.
- James_Duval 13y agoI agree with this comment, although it might not appear that I do from the other remark I made in this thread. Spending four years supporting myself playing poker for just-under-minimum-wage on average was a waste of time in terms of career/hard skills, but gave me an instinctive grasp of game theory, excellent budgeting skills, improved my self-confidence and was generally a lot of fun. I don't know if I'd be where I am now without those four wasted years. EDIT: Oh! I remember the salient point I was going to make - I doubt she'd be earning around £250+ from a Guardian article without that liberal arts degree!
- AznHisoka 13y agoAlso, embracing your inner geek doesn't necessarily mean changing the world. A lot of very smart people are in the business of making people click on ads more, or buy virtual cow and candies.