Dude I'm still stuck with hardware that was already antiquated 8 years ago

I kept seeing that the other day when Anthropic banned reverse-engineering games with Claude.

"Oh? They can steal from independent creators but we can't? Boycott!!"

I can thank you now :)

Is this community just ai-generated memes?

This really means a lot to me, so thanks man.

My first suggestion would be to learn a trade. We have far too few people in the trades, and they are often some of the lowest bars of entry, and your upfront costs for educations are far lower and pay for themselves quickly. Something hands on, interesting to you and no where near as academic as college. You could apprentice as an electrician, plumber, or hvac installer or go to school for culinary arts, welding, cosmetics, drafting, etc. These forms of education may be more interesting as you are actually doing something while learning, and you can often walk out with a certification and a job offer.

I agree, yeah. I'm not sure if it makes sense, but trades seem much less "otherworldly" to me than college degrees, in a way. Maybe because they're more practical, like you said.

Again, thank you so much. I actually saved your comment for future reference.

Thank you <3

I really appreciate the write-up.

What interests you (anything, not necessarily career stuff)?

I don't have many stand-out interests, but I'm very proficient with computers and can speak English rather well. I've thought about comp-sci but it's currently at an all-time-high supply and the area itself doesn't appeal much to me.

There are also plenty of jobs you don't need to be booksmart or be that strong to do. Like get a forklift or commercial vehicle license and become an operator of those for example.

Yeah, that's an interesting path too.

Think about where you think you'd enjoy being, after you figure out the things you need to figure out, whether by studying, certification training or working on creative and interpersonal skills, and make your decision based on that. One thing that worried me at your age, is that I'd have to 'lock something in' and be stuck with it the rest of my life, but I found that to be far from my and others' reality.

I understand. Thank you for this

Thank you :]

Thank you.

I probably won't go the college route for now. I think it's only fair I let myself have time to do something (like getting a job) before I look into that path.

Thank you.

Thank you. I self-taught English around 2020 and have been practicing it almost daily ever since.

I know people are exhausting, but tourism is a huge industry that is always very happy to see bilinguals.

I've thought about tourism, but I'm not currently in a high-demand area. Maybe in the not-so-far future once I'm living somewhere else.