Also I normally get this question from people who want to be intellectually engaged with X but don’t demonstrate a lot of desire to actually work in X, in which case you have the arbitrage opportunity “Take tech’s money, read X’s books/journals.”
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I will also extend this argument to anything which involves heavy technical skill but which does not come with attractive offers. This means you, video game industry. Go work for AppAmaGooBookSoft, get off at 5, and play video games as much as you want with the $300k extra.
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However long it takes you to get hired by AppAmaGooBookSoft plus maybe 5 to 8 years. Prep for phase one could be six weeks or 3 years depending on existing skillset, learning plan, and drive/etc.
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100% confidence yes. I know many existence proofs of this.
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Exactly. A technical education opens doors. It offers more possibilities for a young person’s future. They can choose their path, instead of having one path imposed on them.
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Tech is/will be required in any field - arts, humanities, culture...
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And even when it’s not directly applicable, the problem solving skills are always relevant to any endeavor.
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