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Author: Arnt Karlsen
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Teaching IT & programming
On Sun, 30 Jul 2017 08:46:46 +0200, Edward wrote in message
<CAKENem7L39o6sKV3aknTQujehFH+7MyC8573FxWaioVinT9QDw@???>:

> Quote from golinux's last reply: "You assume that a teacher is
> necessary. But anyone who wants to learn WILL learn if they are
> motivated. There are geeks who have even skipped college and made a
> go of it. If you're in the 'system', the quality of teachers is
> always a crapshoot these days and the adventure will put you in the
> poorhouse in the process . . ."
>
> In an ideal world this is true but in the real world, where making
> money is a necessity, getting knowledge and expertise in this way, is
> absolutely a waste of time. Try getting a good job with a reputable
> company to see for yourself if you are not convinced. Not even on this
> mailing list, what you said holds true, as the list is filled to the
> brim with elites, who exclude anyone they feel does not fall into
> their category.


..the only real way to make money, is _evade_ "the system competition",
by coming up with something unique that nobody else can offer, and that
you can charge crazy money for.

..e.g. http://mustad-fishing.com/ came up with a crazy cheap way of
making fish hooks, that allowed them to grab the market by selling
at a fraction of the competitors prices and still get crazy profits.

..they did not patent their fish hook making process, they kept it
secret, because patents expires in 20 years, while fishing in A.D.
1877 could be expected to carry on for many more millennia.

--
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
Scenarios always come in sets of three:
best case, worst case, and just in case.