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Comment by wy35

13 hours ago

What would be better advice for a 17 year old?

Throw the computer and the smartphone out of the window.

Or more reasonably, the same old thing : use Linux, hack a little, why not learn programming basics. But learn to own your technology, fight against centralization of technology. The same old RMS story.

IDK where the tech industry is going, if there will be jobs anymore or not, but what I'm sure (and what have been the case for the last 10-15 years anyway) is that for most tech jobs, having good technical knowledge beyond the basics is pretty useless and will probably not be recognized.

If you can, stay a computer geek if that's your thing, but don't make it your career choice, the Eldorado is behind us.

"it doesn't matter what you choose to study because no job is safe from being outsourced overseas, handed over to an indentured servant, or made redundant by a machine. you will spend your whole life surviving while the cannibalistic pedophiles who own everything invent new ways to make you own nothing. be frugal, don't get married, don't have children, do everything you can to stay healthy and independent, and you just might live a reasonably comfortable life."

  • > don't get married, don't have children

    Bad advice. You’re going to need family connections and loyal people you can bet your life on to survive if the rest of what you’re saying is remotely true.

    • the likelihood of finding a partner you can bet your life on is nonexistent. the likelihood of the opposite outcome is well-known at this point.

  • Most reasonable advice I've seen under this post. Having graduated in 2025 I've experienced the horror of competing with infinitely many third worlders in my small country, who will gladly take 1/3 my pay and be serfs.

    I really hope we get another hiring boom like in 2020 when I decided to study CS. Otherwise my career will be very rough. I love it and can't imagine doing anything else.

    • awwww…… so cute……

      who would have guessed when first world were enjoying their heyday as they were colonizing the world, and teaching everyone and their mother to learn English.

      Kinda sad now you have to compete with serfs from thirls world. chu chu chu. so cute.

      shouldn’t have robbed others then. a richer world for you comes at poorer world for someone. we are playing infinite game in finite world.

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