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> dataker is lucky to be interested in one of the few fields left that pays well Who says dataker's interested? Maybe dataker just wanted to make more money an
by beering 11y ago
> dataker is lucky to be interested in one of the few fields left that pays well
Who says dataker's interested? Maybe dataker just wanted to make more money and so chose CS. Or became interested after getting into the field. Why does your choice of major have to be something you're really interested in?
I think part of the issue is we keep selling high schoolers on the idea of "choose what you love", but in high school your breadth of experience is laughably small. Picking a major that would pay well and then approaching it with a good attitude would probably get one farther.
- themartorana 11y agoYes. Get in line, cog! Isn't this statement the exact opposite of the "follow your dreams!" mentality usually espoused on HN? We canonize those few that are lucky and successful and hold them up as examples, but if you follow their example and fail, well, "personal responsibility" and all. After all, your life would have been easier if you had just gotten in line.
- nsgi 11y agoAlso the idea that people in CS should be doing it because they love it, not just for the money. I wonder how many people on HN really want more developers who aren't really interested in it.
- dataker 11y agoThis. Coming from an impoverished family, I took CS as a way out of it. Eventually, I became interested, but not the other way around.