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I should have loved electrical engineering

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157 points tdhttt | 2 comments | 01 Sep 25 09:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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crinkly ◴[04 Sep 25 10:20 UTC] No.45125606[source]▶
If you want to learn how to solve problems with hammers, engineering is what you want to do. If you want to know how the hammer works, do mathematics or physics. If you want to get paid, do software.

This is why I did an EE degree, didn't get paid much, went into software and used that to pay for a mathematics degree.

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kennyloginz ◴[04 Sep 25 10:31 UTC] No.45125665[source]▶
This is outdated advice. If you want to get paid, get a hammer.
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1. 1970-01-01 ◴[04 Sep 25 11:31 UTC] No.45126089[source]▶
Get a website that just sells hammers. I'm sure it already exists.
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2. robotguy ◴[05 Sep 25 15:44 UTC] No.45139889[source]▶
Quick search. Yup, it exists. "The Hammer Source: 100's of Hammers"

Reminds me of Hank Hill "I sell hammers and hammer accessories."