thagerty

I knew sales were taking over when the therapist started trying to upsell the massage service while I was on the table. Being in IT, I was probably desensitized to this in software, but it bothered me during what was supposed to be relaxing. It certainly helped me make a decision never to return.

Build a diverse network made up of your peers while in school. Don't get caught up in the competition trap, thinking you always have to be better than the next guy to get ahead. It can work, but as they say, it's lonely at the top, and your ROI in building relationships with future leaders is high - something you'll never regret as you try to figure out which way the wind is blowing.

I don't know about the crossover of technical expertise, but this smells like the perfect hedge against the possibility that Congress gets the cajones to defund anything Musk is involved with. You get your funding involved/intertwined with public safety issues, and voila, funding requests are fast tracked.

Probably is a non-issue, but there is a concerted effort to trash talk anything that might cut into you know who's profits.

I doubt coding is the only thing you can do. A lot of us get into coding because we are good at problem solving. If you can define your long term goals, and make an inventory of your resources, I bet you, along with the help of your family, can figure out a solution. I quit my IT job at 35 and became a massage therapist. The act of building my own house at 30 gave me the confidence to try the career change. You can gain a lot of energy doing things you care about, even if it's hard work.

Check back with them in 20 years.

Who the hell writes this crap?

Wow. Keep your last question, turn it into an emphatic statement, and throw away the rest. Your education begins today. If you'd ever had a share of something the hedgies decided to short into oblivion, you would understand this.

The problem is that people tend to look for solutions before they truly know the problem. Practice searching for problems, at the lowest levels, again and again. This detective type skill will train your mind to break things down into manageable pieces. Solutions to problems that have been broken down far enough are usually self evident. But you are looking at end products, wondering why you can't solve anything. Does that make sense?

Translation: We're never going to address rail union safety concerns.

First of all, you need to find out what you are passionate about, which has been suggested already, but then you have to put in the work. This will open many doors, as people you want to meet understand that learning is important, sharing their knowledge with you, maybe hoping to learn something from you. Don't be afraid to accept offers of collaboration from out of the blue, but keep your standards high. Even if you have to spend some time in a backup plan, keep your wheels moving and be ready to adapt when opportunities come along that fit your goals.

cue the crickets

Ah yes, the time tested socialism scapegoat. Just enough high schoolers swallowed the capitalist economics fallacies force fed during their formative years to make this a profitable pursuit for many decades after. But the tide is turning. Judging by the comments, we the peasants are figuring out what slavery looks like these days.