(August 30, 2020 at 2:15 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:Yeah, it's a very complicated problem. And, when you have to solve it (right after high-school), you are too young to even understand the entirety of it.(August 30, 2020 at 2:06 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: You think I am missing something? That the knowledge taught at the university can come useful for web-development or mobile app development?
Nope. I’m saying it’s your business. I’m not trying to tell you what to do, just offering an opinion.
Boru
A hard truth is that I am not a competent programmer. Another hard truth is that university won't make me a competent programmer, and it seems to even interfere with my education.
In fact, a very hard truth is that university appears to be some sort of a scam. Students go there in hope to learn useful skills, which doesn't happen. Inexperienced employers employ people with diplomas because they think it's a guarantee they are competent, which it isn't.
So, indeed, you need to make both an ethical and a pragmatical decision. First, is it ethical to participate in such a scam? Is it ethical to work for a piece of paper which is essentially a fraud? And pragmatically, assuming it's ethical, is it worth it? Studying at the university is hard and stressful work, and all you get from it is a piece of paper which supposedly increases your chances of getting and keeping a good job. But by how much does it increase your chance of having a good job? Is it worth the time and effort? It's very difficult to tell.
