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Originally Posted by will76
but i thought that is why people go to school, to enable themselves to make more money. Well besides the missguided, the ones who go because they are not ready to start working full time, or go for the parties, or because their friends went, etc... but I doubt many if any are going purely for the education. I would think that most go to get a "degree" so they can get a better job then they would if without the "degree".... so they can make more money.
I graduated from college btw and the first hand experiences i have had made me think the way I do about this issue.
Anyway the college thing kinda got off track from the thread. It's amazing you have a serious thread about business related stuff with good info being shared and very few people want to post  |
Gotta be honest Will - I never went to college with money in mind. I just wanted a career in media (specifically film/video editing) - it was more enthusiasm than much else. In fact, chasing a project and making it work gave more satisfaction than money - tho, sure money usually comes along with it. The buzz of making something work and the challenge of overcoming obstacles is awesome
There are folks I know who have more educational creds than most of us - they are not necessarily wealthy, but they have achieved more in their lives than I've ever done, or will do - and highly regarded for this. These are the folks you pull in as "experts" on stuff and when it seeps out what their background/track record is - there are some incredible achievements on a fairly grand scale.
Prob the flipside, and more related to the adult biz, are a few people I know who did their college stuff and ploughed on within this industry to create empires. We are talking serious money and in excess of the billion dollar range and diversifying into, eg real estate, media and airline charter etc. They are a different breed and walking cash registers. Who knows how much value is attributed to their education - it may be more related to their upbringing or enthusiasm/determination than much else.
It's prob generally different these days - there is more pressure on kids to earn a dollar, even just to stay in college - and it's on to paying back college loans.