FACT: college/university degrees are 90% useless! - Page 3 - GoFuckYourself.com

BusterBunny · 07-22-2008, 04:49 PM

100 useless degrees

DirtyProfits · 07-22-2008, 04:59 PM

MetaMan your facts are utterly bullshit. I could quote every of your posts and prove you wrong but I am not willing to waste any time on trying to educate you. You have a very naive view on basically everything.
Following your logic 90% of people with a college degree end up on welfare but those without education all become successful entrepreneurs making millions running their own business, right?
And following your logic people with a college degree get replaced by outsourced Chinese labor. Well it's not the educated people but those without college degrees who lose their jobs to outsourced labor.

I think deep in your heart you are just jealous because you will never be part of the "elite" and therefore you call all of us educated people sheep and want to prove us that you are much more successful and you have achieved much more without a college education than we do.
There is so much more I would like to say but I will stop as I know it would be completely wasted time and you would not understand it anyway or not want to understand it.

Honestly you are pathetic.

MetaMan · 07-22-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Myst

The best years of your life are spent in college/university. I bet what you would have experienced in school would have trumped 'travelling the world building my business'

this is the funniest thing i have heard all week.

not even close.

Herb Kornfield · 07-22-2008, 05:09 PM

Recently I have been wondering how things would have turned out if I had gone to college instead of working right out of High School ...

At the time I had no money for university and had to live on my own 100% when high school ended. Alot of my friends had the opportunity to go to college when in reality - I had to earn a living to live somewhere.

The idea of living on ramen and being broke beyond broke did not look attractive to me at the time.

I went into IT sales in 1997 and each year since 2000 have successfully earned well over $100k annually. This year is the exception where I have already clocked $150k and on target to at least $225k.

I'm also paying my house off in the next year, own my 2 trucks, have no debt currently ( no loans, credit cards, etc ) and decent amount of cash in the bank. In my view, life is really what you make it when it comes to wanting to make more money.

I grew up on welfare. To this day - my parents have no cash, no money anywhere in the family but, there was a lot of love.

One of my good friends that has a law degree said to me when we talked about my missing college: You buy trucks for cash, you have no student loans, you travel all over and you make far more than most by using your experience and skills rather than what you were told what to think in school.

I have people that work for me that DID go to school and 99% of the time - Their degree has nothing to do what we do as a trade day to day in the IT consulting space I am in.

To each their own.

Libertine · 07-22-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyProfits

Honestly you are pathetic.

He's a troll. That is to say, don't take anything he ever posts as his actual opinion. Only reply if you're in the mood for some pointless arguing, but never take it seriously.

MetaMan · 07-22-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Herb Kornfield

Recently I have been wondering how things would have turned out if I had gone to college instead of working right out of High School ...

At the time I had no money for university and had to live on my own 100% when high school ended. Alot of my friends had the opportunity to go to college when in reality - I had to earn a living to live somewhere.

The idea of living on ramen and being broke beyond broke did not look attractive to me at the time.

I went into IT sales in 1997 and each year since 2000 have successfully earned well over $100k annually. This year is the exception where I have already clocked $150k and on target to at least $225k.

I'm also paying my house off in the next year, own my 2 trucks, have no debt currently ( no loans, credit cards, etc ) and decent amount of cash in the bank. In my view, life is really what you make it when it comes to wanting to make more money.

I grew up on welfare. To this day - my parents have no cash, no money anywhere in the family but, there was a lot of love.

One of my good friends that has a law degree said to me when we talked about my missing college: You buy trucks for cash, you have no student loans, you travel all over and you make far more than most by using your experience and skills rather than what you were told what to think in school.

I have people that work for me that DID go to school and 99% of the time - Their degree has nothing to do what we do as a trade day to day in the IT consulting space I am in.

To each their own.

but it is not each to their own the majority of these types will try to shove it down their throat as if they have achieved something more when that is not the case at all. or talk about an "expierience" it is all to funny to me.

and somehow there is millions who made it without school but we are all "the exceptions"

MetaMan · 07-22-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Libertine

He's a troll. That is to say, don't take anything he ever posts as his actual opinion. Only reply if you're in the mood for some pointless arguing, but never take it seriously.

dude it is a fact you date 16 year old girls because you are to much of a loser to find anyone near your age, i think to the girls' parents you are the one who is the troll.

OWNED

Myst · 07-22-2008, 05:43 PM

I will say it again

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Originally Posted by Myst

"This graph shows the median household income in accordance with the householder's educational attainment. The data only applies to household with a householder over the age of twenty-five.[18]"

MetaMan · 07-22-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Myst

I will say it again

you arent saying anything you are linking to a graph from wikipedia, where is the article to go along with it? what was the years this was taken?

you will have to do better then that.

nico-t · 07-22-2008, 05:57 PM

i dont care anymore. College season just ended, my planning that i would be done with it didnt come through, also because i just dont care about it anymore. When im on the pc im working for myself, even when i had planned on working for college assignments and shit. I think ill take a year break from college and just do my work only, maybe ill pick it up later again.

Libertine · 07-22-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetaMan

dude it is a fact you date 16 year old girls because you are to much of a loser to find anyone near your age, i think to the girls' parents you are the one who is the troll.

OWNED

My girlfriend is 23, actually. But nice try, troll

MetaMan · 07-22-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Libertine

My girlfriend is 23, actually. But nice try, troll

dont play dumb, do you want me to dig up the thread where you dated a 16 year old? you are "punkworld" or watever the fuck your name used to be.

same punk different nickname.

Linguist · 07-22-2008, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetaMan

you arent saying anything you are linking to a graph from wikipedia, where is the article to go along with it? what was the years this was taken?

you will have to do better then that.

Wait... you seriously believe that people without college degrees earn more on average than those with degrees? There are exceptions but that's far from being the norm.

MetaMan · 07-22-2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Linguist

Wait... you seriously believe that people without college degrees earn more on average than those with degrees? There are exceptions but that's far from being the norm.

please quote where i said that?

he didnt say anything all he did was post an image of a graph.

i like to actually READ articles to go along with graphs.

Phoenix · 07-22-2008, 06:22 PM

my math degree helps me do simple stats..lol

it helps me think of large systems etc

but whatever...i didnt need it really...but wouldnt trade the time i spent there for anything

Libertine · 07-22-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetaMan

dont play dumb, do you want me to dig up the thread where you dated a 16 year old? you are "punkworld" or watever the fuck your name used to be.

same punk different nickname.

How nice to see that you remember me

And yes, I dated 16 year olds. Keyword being "dated". As in, in the past. When I was younger. I'm in my mid-twenties, and I joined this board 6 years ago. Do the math

But anyway, enjoy your stay. Considering the amount of time you spend here, doing nothing but trolling, you must have a wonderful life

Socks · 07-22-2008, 06:59 PM

I knew from before I went to highschool really that I wasn't going to go to college or university, I was always busy doing my own things.. It was just obvious to not go.

However.. In retrospect I definitely missed some of the skills that would have been gained in university, like working hard at something you don't enjoy, spending long hours reading and writing about various things, being on time to class, struggling with having to budget, these kinds of things..

Also when I see what some other more educated people do with their businesses, it puts me to shame.. Like this one dude on saw on TV, opened a smoothie store, and grew to FORTY STORES in his first year. Within 5 years he had 200 franchised stores.

I don't think I could do that. You need more that just hustle, you need lots of knowledge, preparation, studying, research, then actually to execute on it that way, pretty mind blowing.

Same with running a huge company, if you don't go to university, there's really a small chance. You just won't be prepared to handle it. That's why so many companies have founders that don't do much anymore, because they were smart enough to hand over their successful business to someone with a real MBA at some point and say you drive for a while.

MetaMan · 07-22-2008, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Libertine

How nice to see that you remember me

And yes, I dated 16 year olds. Keyword being "dated". As in, in the past. When I was younger. I'm in my mid-twenties, and I joined this board 6 years ago. Do the math

But anyway, enjoy your stay. Considering the amount of time you spend here, doing nothing but trolling, you must have a wonderful life

haha see i have a good memory.

i do have a great life it is amazing being your own boss and working from anywhere in the world, nothing like it!

i dont have to change a thing i bring the computer wire it in and it is like i am at home. i wouldnt trade it for almost anything in the world.

07-22-2008, 04:49 PM	#101
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07-22-2008, 04:59 PM	#102
DirtyProfits Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,885	MetaMan your facts are utterly bullshit. I could quote every of your posts and prove you wrong but I am not willing to waste any time on trying to educate you. You have a very naive view on basically everything. Following your logic 90% of people with a college degree end up on welfare but those without education all become successful entrepreneurs making millions running their own business, right? And following your logic people with a college degree get replaced by outsourced Chinese labor. Well it's not the educated people but those without college degrees who lose their jobs to outsourced labor. I think deep in your heart you are just jealous because you will never be part of the "elite" and therefore you call all of us educated people sheep and want to prove us that you are much more successful and you have achieved much more without a college education than we do. There is so much more I would like to say but I will stop as I know it would be completely wasted time and you would not understand it anyway or not want to understand it. Honestly you are pathetic.

07-22-2008, 05:09 PM	#104
Herb Kornfield Is on the 1 Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 4,996	Recently I have been wondering how things would have turned out if I had gone to college instead of working right out of High School ... At the time I had no money for university and had to live on my own 100% when high school ended. Alot of my friends had the opportunity to go to college when in reality - I had to earn a living to live somewhere. The idea of living on ramen and being broke beyond broke did not look attractive to me at the time. I went into IT sales in 1997 and each year since 2000 have successfully earned well over $100k annually. This year is the exception where I have already clocked $150k and on target to at least $225k. I'm also paying my house off in the next year, own my 2 trucks, have no debt currently ( no loans, credit cards, etc ) and decent amount of cash in the bank. In my view, life is really what you make it when it comes to wanting to make more money. I grew up on welfare. To this day - my parents have no cash, no money anywhere in the family but, there was a lot of love. One of my good friends that has a law degree said to me when we talked about my missing college: You buy trucks for cash, you have no student loans, you travel all over and you make far more than most by using your experience and skills rather than what you were told what to think in school. I have people that work for me that DID go to school and 99% of the time - Their degree has nothing to do what we do as a trade day to day in the IT consulting space I am in. To each their own.

07-22-2008, 05:57 PM	#110
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	i dont care anymore. College season just ended, my planning that i would be done with it didnt come through, also because i just dont care about it anymore. When im on the pc im working for myself, even when i had planned on working for college assignments and shit. I think ill take a year break from college and just do my work only, maybe ill pick it up later again.

07-22-2008, 06:59 PM	#117
Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,475	I knew from before I went to highschool really that I wasn't going to go to college or university, I was always busy doing my own things.. It was just obvious to not go. However.. In retrospect I definitely missed some of the skills that would have been gained in university, like working hard at something you don't enjoy, spending long hours reading and writing about various things, being on time to class, struggling with having to budget, these kinds of things.. Also when I see what some other more educated people do with their businesses, it puts me to shame.. Like this one dude on saw on TV, opened a smoothie store, and grew to FORTY STORES in his first year. Within 5 years he had 200 franchised stores. I don't think I could do that. You need more that just hustle, you need lots of knowledge, preparation, studying, research, then actually to execute on it that way, pretty mind blowing. Same with running a huge company, if you don't go to university, there's really a small chance. You just won't be prepared to handle it. That's why so many companies have founders that don't do much anymore, because they were smart enough to hand over their successful business to someone with a real MBA at some point and say you drive for a while.