Get an undergrad, work hard, save and flourish. I shunned the idea of a trade, even as my guidance counsellor in high school told me it was for me.
I would think you will be happier as you have to work in software, you get to do plumbing.
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I have an undergrad. It's kind of hard for me to explain why I want to make the change.
In short, I don't think most technology is good and is, counterintuitively, harmful to human flourishing.
Like I don't think LLMs and Robots doing all work is going to have positive outcomes in the long run.