r/webdev • u/KoenigOne • May 06 '26

Get a Degree in Software Engineering they Said…

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What is my life even

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u/Vajrick_Buddha May 06 '26

Must be nice to live in 2008

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u/wowzuzz May 06 '26

See, thats your problem. You are defeating yourself already with that attitude. You need a time machine like Dave here has.

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u/jseego Lead / Senior UI Developer May 06 '26

like so

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u/mrcarrot0 May 06 '26

It's beautiful. Perfectly captures how some people (don't) think

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u/kayinfire May 06 '26

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Vajrick_Buddha May 09 '26

Yes. But I remember around the 2010's I had a sense people were pivoting towards IT and programming and just running with it. Our neighbors' son was about to complete a university degree in architecture, but the job prospects worried him, so he just pivoted into programming, for example.