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CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu]It isn’t about work hours, it’s about attitude.[/quote]I wasn’t trying to say it’s about work hours. I was trying to say we have limited time on this earth and we all have different priorities. Some are motivated by money, some are motivated by family, while others are motivated by help others, then there are others who are motivated by living life to the fullest, etc.[/quote]
I agree. I’m just surprised why some people don’t value education, especially when more than often people in this country end up complaining how they are struggling financially and how limited their opportunities are.
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BTW, I thought it’s funny that they call it Dart. Dart on Android = DOA :-D.[/quote]LOL….
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN]When I hear Java, I wasn’t thinking of server side Java. I was thinking of Android.[/quote]
That’s because there’s isn’t much new enterprise java.
And looks like some people are trying to get away from Java on Android too.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu]I get that.. But I am just trying to understand the logic of not wanting to do the best. Even if you fall short on what you wanted to achieve, it’s still better than the alternative..
You don’t need to be a hardcore academic type. But it helps to be surrounded by motivated people (provided they aren’t doing something illegal)[/quote]Best in what? Doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, you still only have 24 hours. We all have to juggle our priorities. I’ve seen people who’s definition of best = working 12-16hrs/day and making millions, while other is working enough to be able to travel the work one week every month or two while living in the city that they love. Person one would be miserable in person two’s shoes and vice versa.
Ultimately, I think you have to ask yourself, what make you happy? As long as what you do make you happy, then that’s all that matter. I don’t know if it helps to be surrounded by motivated people. I think it’s better to be surrounded by happy people who are willing to genuinely help you and not expect anything in return. Again, it all comes down to, what you want in life.[/quote]It isn’t about work hours, it’s about attitude.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu]I don’t think most American kids need to worry about working too hard. That’s part of the problem. Second, there’s nothing cool about throwing away good opportunities. If you want to teach your kids that’s ok, go for it. There’s’ a dozen or so other kids that will gladly take that away who wants it worse than your kid that isn’t motivated..and then you can worry and complain about wealth inequality … Assuming you aren’t wealthy and aren’t leaving a sizable trust fund for your kid…..which since we’re talking about economic “diversity” I would assume that is the case…[/quote]Survival of the fittest. Everyone is free to slack. One less competitor for the rest who want that position.[/quote]
I get that.. But I am just trying to understand the logic of not wanting to do the best. Even if you fall short on what you wanted to achieve, it’s still better than the alternative..
You don’t need to be a hardcore academic type. But it helps to be surrounded by motivated people (provided they aren’t doing something illegal)
May 14, 2015 at 12:54 PM in reply to: Coin collectors: Difference between American Eagle and American Buffalo? #786231CoronitaParticipantnever mind. I think this might explain it.
May 14, 2015 at 12:43 PM in reply to: Coin collectors: Difference between American Eagle and American Buffalo? #786230CoronitaParticipantWhy is the US mint selling them for close to $1500/ounce when spot is around $1200. Folks say that one shouldn’t have to pay 5-7% above spot…
CoronitaParticipant[quote=spdrun]It’s healthy to have slacker peers as well as super-type-A achiever peers. Slackers teach valuable lessons to kids as well. How to relax and enjoy life, not run like a headless chicken from organized activity to activity. Play some pickup ball after school. Go to the woods, crack open some beers, and hang out with members of the correct gender.
Success shouldn’t consist of 50+ hour weeks, day-in-day-out with a week or two off per year, only to be made redundant in 20 years and die of a heart attack in 30. Teaching kids how to be type-A heart-attack fodder in their teens is awful.
He played an evil psychopath, but I always found Steve Buscemi’s quote in Con Air to be very apt…
“Now you’re talking semantics. What if I told you insane was working 50 hours a week in some office for 50 years… at the end of which they tell you to piss off?
Ending up in some retirement village… hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time.
Wouldn’t you consider that to be insane?”[/quote]
I don’t think most American kids need to worry about working too hard. That’s part of the problem. Second, there’s nothing cool about throwing away good opportunities. If you want to teach your kids that’s ok, go for it. There’s’ a dozen or so other kids that will gladly take that away who wants it worse than your kid that isn’t motivated..and then you can worry and complain about wealth inequality … Assuming you aren’t wealthy and aren’t leaving a sizable trust fund for your kid…..which since we’re talking about economic “diversity” I would assume that is the case…
CoronitaParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi]Economic diversity is like the paradox of thrift. Good for society as a whole, but bad for kids who might be influenced by lesser values.[/quote]
Can we stop calling this economic diversity? What spdrun suggests is “good” has nothing to do with whatever someone is rich or poor. He literally said it is a good thing to have kids and parents that don’t value education.
This is the most absurd thing. Because even parents that aren’t rich want their kids to better themselves and regardless of their economic situation. Well at least the smarter ones. How would encouraging your kids to be dumb as a doorknob be a good thing…unless you happen to be a masochist that enjoys people underachieving and failing in life without even trying… For I don’t know reasons…
I guess there are just some people in this world that enjoy seeing people fail….
CoronitaParticipant[quote=spdrun]NJ top schools are more diverse than equivalent top schools in the San Diego area. No crapola like Mello Roos, where a newly-built community can buy itself its own gated school.
I went to a highly-rated high school in NJ, but shared a school with children of immigrants who barely spoke English, children of blue-collar workers, as well as children of wealthier families. Not all families places as high of a value on education, but the diversity was actually a good experience in and of itself.
There isn’t as much economic self-segregation in NJ as there is in San Diego. Thankfully![/quote]
Juat curious, why would you care about attending a better rank high school, if you don’t care about attending a better rank college ,where it would really make a difference?
And sorry, I don’t see how being in an environment in which people don’t place a value on education is a good thing, unless you think it’s a good thing to learn not to give a hoot about trying to improve oneself.
I think that’s one of the biggest problems people in this country have. They don’t give a hoot about education…and then they wonder why there is economic inequality. But hey, talking about “diversity” is so en vogue in this country….It’s what swanky people do….since it sounds cool…
CoronitaParticipantNow that’s an overpriced mcmansion! Does it have a river rock fireplace? That alone might be the reason for the $384/sqfr price…
We need a resident expert in this area of c.v……..
CoronitaParticipant[quote=utcsox][quote=flu]Contracting in the bay area isn’t that lucrative, especially for java.
Too many people that can do it.[/quote]
What is lucrative nowadays?[/quote]
…I think mobile software still has room to run (at least in the bay area).
…Folks that can do embedded firmware seems to be be pretty high demand.
…Security engineers seem to be in demand
…I don’t think there’s much going on in enterprise java these days, by itself…
Contracting in Bay Area doesn’t pay that well up there, unless there’s some speciality they are looking for. Companies that have money don’t need save money by hiring contractors to build things for the long term. They hire FTE’s
CoronitaParticipantContracting in the bay area isn’t that lucrative, especially for java.
Too many people that can do it.
CoronitaParticipantThe ivy league school that I attended was had an in-state tuition price if you chose a major in Agriculture/Life Sciences (like if you wanted to be a Vet) and or OperationsResearch/IR. Current tuition for those majors would be $16k/semester for in state ($32/year), or $24.5k/semester ($49k/year) for out of state. For every other major, it would be $49k/year.
Many folks that did ORIE major ended up going to Management Consulting+B-school. So it’s not that far off from out-of-state tuitions at a good public school. Again, the assumption is if you can get in.Never had to fight to get a class….
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