The Like/Hate Thread

[Super Buu]

I'm not making fun of people for getting a degree in the humanities. I'm making fun of them for expecting a job, instead of taking the steps that _ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE_ to make themselves skilled for a good job.

Fair enough. I guess it struck a nerve with me, being someone who's attempted for years to rectify my 'mistake' and get another degree, but can't get the funding. Same for an apprenticeship with an IT-based company. Luckily that degree I have does make me eligible for the JET program, so I finally found some use for it (besides possibly having helped me get one of my jobs).

Like you I've come to realise that pretty much anything can be self-learned anyway, and often much better and quicker than universities. Hell, in 4 and a half months I've been teaching myself Japanese, and catching up to students who've been studying it for years at university. I'm on /r/learnprogramming as well, though I admit I've barely been there. I'm still not sure what I wanna do when I get home, though I'm certainly going to apply for JET. Increasingly I've been thinking it's time to get down and write my book, so I'm just going to see if I can get a part-time job to allow me to do it.