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A comment on Ask HN: Where to find domain experts for 1:1 tutoring?.

Re:Ask HN: Where to find domain experts for 1:1 tutoring? by kcirerick on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @05:59PM (#41384897)
It depends on how much money you have. You could pretty easily pay someone on Intro to spend some time with you, but experts can be crazy expensive. You could also just do a ton of cold email with very specific questions and build your own network of mentors. I'm sure posting stuff like this on various forums could also end with someone volunteering their time.

The more specific you can be with what you want to learn, the better off you'll be though. "AI expert" is still pretty broad.

"Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask"

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Re:Ask HN: Where to find domain experts for 1:1 tutoring? by beefnugs on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @06:28PM (#41385136)
yeah sadly capitalism is brutal about this. In the past mentoring and apprenticeship was based on the fact a business owner can get years of cheap labour out of you.

The economics dont really math out with software development, because to be a good software developer usually means you are smart enough to see when you are being exploited and nope out as soon as possible.

Then mentioning AI is an even deeper layer of "nobody wants you to know the tricks that is making them scam money"

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