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The biggest lie young adults get told nowadays is they need straight As and lots of work experience with an amazing resume.

From my experience, for myself and observing people I went to university with is that its all about “who you know”.

I know people who got terrible grades in high school but are way ahead of me because their parents had great connections.

And I know people who have Masters degrees and/or 2 degrees who can’t find a job.

So yeh I learned the hard way that university scam (Wasted 4 years of my life getting a degree in Economics) for the vast majority of cases. *Exceptions include engineering, computer science, medicine, etc.

Now with Youtube tutorials, ChatGPT and other AI tools you can learn almost anything you want very quickly with the right prompts.

Its got nothing about how smart you are or skilled you are or how much experience you have. Yes it helps

All that matters is who you know and having a good attitude. Most importantly, have some faith in yourself.

Maybe this advice is obvious to a lot of people but I only recently figured this out. 😅 nostr:note1n4rh7mvndur772pp7skx0qc4qrpycum7mf775skcwv6ljtt5ycvqv7qtag

phil 2y ago

Very good points here that match my own experience.

I personally wasn’t great with traditional school and university education, not because I wasn’t capable but I think more because I was disengaged with the way it was taught. I did initially struggle to find work, I wasn’t considered for graduate programs etc due to poor grades, but once I did find work with a smaller company I was able to demonstrate my skills and build valuable connections.

It was through the connections I built at that time, and skills I built on the job that got me my next 3 jobs without even needing a resume or going through formal job application and interview processes.

Having the right attitude and building connections I think is far more important than formal qualifications.

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Sovereign Matt 2y ago

This is pretty much my experience too. I just got a basic pass at university. Struggled to get good grades. But once I got my foot in the door at a small bitcoin startup. It helped me grow my social network in the btc industry. Finding new opportunities becomes much easier.