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If you look at it the other way around 80% of self-made billionaires went to college
Furthermore: Less than 50% of people went to college. Despite that, 80% of self-made billionaires went to college.
Hmm, that means 80% did start or complete college. Sounds like a no-brainer to me.
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Interesting. Why did you have to work minimum wage, though? Couldn't you have taken a higher paying job, say as a code monkey?
Because I didn't know how to code:) I had been in the aerospace engineering program. I had used computers, and knew a little LOGO and BASIC. Eventually I was able to get a job in tech support due to my communications skills and willingness to learn. Once I had that job, I learned Java, and the rest is history:)
Aah, more of this madness. The only people who can afford to drop out of college to pursue a startup are those with parents who will subsidize them while they do it, have extensive contacts or those who get very, very lucky. It's just not practical advice and society doesn't treat folks in the status quo particularly well who do so. You might get far, but inevitably you'll get stuck in a rut somewhere along the way,…
Alternatively, we can opt not to have kids so they don't have to deal with this problem or making a living in general at all. If the world isn't fair, why create more people that will then have to live through it?