Ask HN: I realise data science is not for me and feel depressed

Re:Ask HN: I realise data science is not for me and feel dep... by dvtrn on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @10:45AM (#30515541)

Completing a degree means you can commit and deliver, IMO.

So does a lot of other valuable and still relevant lived experiences, and they come without the price tag.

But we all already know that.

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Re:Ask HN: I realise data science is not for me and feel dep... by sarusso on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @06:06AM (#30526021)

Sure, if you include the price in the equation then this makes things different, you are right. I got biased by the nearly free University we get in Europe.

However, if you start something, I think that it is a good attitude to finish it, provided that you don't face major practical/financial issues along the way.

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Re:Ask HN: I realise data science is not for me and feel dep... by dvtrn on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @04:44PM (#30533612)

However, if you start something, I think that it is a good attitude to finish it

I 100% agree with this. I've just got a bit (maybe a lot) of chagrin towards the sometimes strident mentality that college is the only meaningful way an individual can prove they possess such a capable characteristic, or that completing college is an indicator that such a person will retain such a characteristic throughout their careers/lives.

It's useful as a snapshot of an individual's educational accomplishments for sure, and more power to them for that accomplishment, but I will always have a bit of reticence about the application of "has degree" past that.

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