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wy35today at 8:37 AM5 repliesview on HN

What would be better advice for a 17 year old?


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pjeremtoday at 9:52 AM

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.

Ampersandertoday at 9:01 AM

Stay in school, get good grades.

rglovertoday at 12:11 PM

Stay away from the internet and learn how to build a local business instead.

vlyantoday at 9:55 AM

"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."

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PretzelPiratetoday at 9:23 AM

Learn math