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human
CMV: I am going for a degree based on how financially lucrative it is, Instead of chasing a passion.

A few more details.

I am in my early 30s , never went to college and worked all kinds of jobs and eventually opened small businesses. I have done ok but now want to go for something more stable.

I’ve been told for over a decade to go to school and chase a passion but honestly my only passion has been art, I am sure you know the value of an art degree.

I am thinking tech because I actually do ok with math, and I don’t hate the field. I am comparing the financial value of different tech degrees and planning to go for which ever one makes the most money as long as I feel I can meet the demand of earning that degree.

Every time I discuss this people immediately tell me to find something I am passionate about instead and that this is a bad plan, but I feel like if I have not found it by now I can’t really wait around forever and it be better to just get something that makes money so I’d at least have that going for me.
gpt
Most tech fields *require* passion as well. An engineering degree in itself is just a starter kit - they will teach you basics, and how to obtain more knowledge; what you learn at a university will not be enough for your job! No matter which area, technology evolves rapidly, and to keep relevant, you need to be genuinely interested in it and constantly educate yourself. It's not a job which you leave behind when you leave the workplace.

So, "doing ok with math" and "not hating" is not enough. In a couple years in the industry, you will have a choice: Either force yourself to continuously learn new things which don't interest you, or fall out of the circulation.