I actually have a very different opinion about academia compared to the rest of the comments. I've been working in industry for the past 8 years, since my late

I actually have a very different opinion about academia compared to the rest of the comments. I've been working in industry for the past 8 years, since my late teens. Now I'm searching a more research oriented life path because I'm tired of working always for shit people need. It seems that knowledge has a value on its own, and it's not always about pleasing the costumer. So I've enrolled in a bachelor degree in computing at the open university which hopefully will lead me to a place where I can work on things that truly interest me but that don't always lend themselves to meeting someone's requirements.