Re: degrees

On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 13:02:55 -0400, bitrex wrote:

On 10/19/2024 12:49 PM, john larkin wrote:

On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:31:39 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
 

On 10/19/2024 11:58 AM, john larkin wrote:

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What does "working after high school" mean? Some people with no
college have to drive Uber, some people get "jobs" with their Daddy's
firm and never really work a day in their lives.

 
Some become electricians, plumbers, auto technicians, truck drivers,
fire fighters. You know, useful stuff.

 
Yeah there's a reason the trucking industry is always short people the
job pays well but it takes a certain mentality of person to really do
well at it, washout is high, lots of people think "I can do this, fun
life out on the road, big adventure" and end up realizing it just means
lots of time away from home, eating fast food and seeing the same
scenery over and over.
 
Not everyone's cut out to be a "real man", even many real men who adopt
the persona. Driving a spotless $75,000 Jeep around that says "Trail
Boss" on it while flying a desk is easier work if you can get it.
 

There are some great 2-year courses too, like process control,
hospitality, various industrial and medical techs.

 
That's not "working after high school", lol
 

I wonder how many people with degrees in film-making or music theory or
sociology ever get good jobs in their field.

 
I knew a guy in college who like drawing superheros ever since he was a
child, even at 17 he was very good at it, 4 years of art school made him
exceptional, got a job with one of the big-name companies right out of
school. Another friend is on her second novel and they sell pretty good.
So it does happen, but talent is hard to teach. It's certainly easier
than ever with YT and Amazon and social media to get exposure.

That field - like so many others - is ripe for redundancy due to AI.