[HN Gopher] What would you do if you were me?
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       What would you do if you were me?
        
       Hello , happy new year. A bjt of background first: I'm a 22 years
       old uni student (male if it matters).I live in a country which its
       economy is going downhill for a bunch of reasons. Drought is all
       over the place as well. I started learning/working in tech since i
       was about 16. Since then i have worked and had impact in several
       projects, some of which were complex and were handling heavy
       traffic(yes I'm a backend dev). The thing is, life here has grown
       rather intolerable for me. As an example yesterday a professor
       failed me on database course because i wasn't using sqlserver
       gui(simply running code via sqlcmd, and he was literally afraid to
       look at something he is not familiar with), i mean everything would
       have been the same even if i used the gui, it was a matter of
       editor... . Well that's just one example, stuff like that is all
       around me in uni, I'm not bragging about myself but I'm sure i know
       the basics good enough to pass a simple course... I can't leave the
       country before 2 years of mandatory military service. Or i can put
       in some money as a collateral and leave, but it's a bit hard to
       collect all that money while attending university and even if i
       did,i feel like immigrating without having my degree will become a
       problem for me carrier-wise. I feel like I'm trapped in a deadlock.
        
       Author : mmddvg
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2024-01-01 21:47 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | sgt wrote:
       | Fix your shitty attitude.
       | 
       | Try to see opportunities in what is in front and around you, and
       | not as blockers.
       | 
       | You are privileged to attend that university - endulge your
       | professor one time and rather ask him afterwards for possible
       | different methods going forward.
       | 
       | I guarantee you most professors and academics don't go out of
       | their way to be "difficult" but rather want to streamline their
       | processes, for whatever reason.
       | 
       | You are 22 and you are still pretty green - keep that in mind and
       | be humble.
        
       | politelemon wrote:
       | Unfortunately what happens in many places, and may potentially be
       | happening in your place, is that you are expected to learn by
       | rote and learn what's required to pass the exam, but not
       | necessarily learn and gain knowledge if you see what I mean.
       | 
       | So since you're stuck there for the moment, you could choose to
       | just go along with what's expected of you and leave the first
       | chance you get.
       | 
       | Intolerable is a strong word and if the examples you've given are
       | your biggest issues, then you don't actually have it that bad.
       | It's not necessarily intolerable, it's infuriating or annoying,
       | but it is manageable. Understand that this won't be the first
       | time in life you encounter this kind of a scenario will occur at
       | many more times in your life. It won't magically stop when you
       | leave to greener pastures.
        
       | ushercakes wrote:
       | You failed because you didn't follow instructions. I can
       | empathize with this - I too went to college, and was very annoyed
       | by stupid instructions.
       | 
       | I thought upon graduating, I would be free to basically do what I
       | want. What a rude awakening starting at my first programming job
       | was. The reality is the world is full of red tape, bloat, and
       | processes that may appear inefficient to you. A lot of the world
       | will just appear plain "dumb".
       | 
       | You can and should try to change the world for the better, but,
       | maybe on things of bigger scope than the gui of your sql
       | assignment. Some things you should just follow the instructions
       | on.
       | 
       | It's just part of the world. Pick your battles. For a SQL
       | homework assignment, just do what the professor asks.
       | 
       | Here's a random anecdote from Jeff Bezos I like that kind of
       | feels relevant, why it's better to be kind than clever:
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmGN4Tn_d5Y
        
       | slater wrote:
       | Echoing what others have stated - sometimes in life, you just
       | have to grin, nod your head, and go along with w/e a superior
       | wants.
       | 
       | Learning when it's not worth your time, money or effort to fight
       | a fight, even if it's a GOOD fight (your example with your prof,
       | etc.), will serve you well in life.
        
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