I've always been into CompSci. But where I'm from, law jobs in the public sector are overvalued and CompSci jobs, while still better than the average, are just not in the same level. The way you get one of these jobs is by passing an exam with a top ~0.5% score.
My smart-ass 17 y.o. figured I could go through Law School, dedicate 8 hours a day doing something I don't really like and maybe program as hobby.
I finished college late 2019, then studied 8~12 hours a day for a year and had a burnout.
I realized 8~12 hours is pretty much a job, and if I could barely do it for a year, there's no way I could do it for 40.
After a short break, I decided I would try to go back to uni to study CompSci, which is what I'm planning to do next year. I kinda dig the idea of being a digital nomad, getting to visit new places while playing poker tournaments on the way, but I don't think I'd have the guts or the energy to do that. I also like it that CompSci is a more adequate degree if I ever attempt to emigrate to a better country. Of course, there's a high risk that 10 years from now I'm making 3~5 times less that I would otherwise, but I don't really care about the money.
One of these exams was supposed to have happened in July and another in October, but covid pushed them back indefinitely. Had they happened, maybe there would be no burnout and I'd still be on the path to becoming a slave to bureaucracy. Hell, maybe I still am and don't know yet. If that's the case, then covid was bad. Else, it was good.
