Is "Do what you love" simply a meme? - Alt title: Are you fucked if you don't become a doctor, engineer or lawyer?

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Before anyone asks, assume "do what you love" goes beyond anything art or music related.

I've tried to look into translator stuff but all the advice I've gotten was practically "you will be replaced by AI", irregardless if its about Japanese or something. Another option would be something with dogs but most of those seem a lot more unpredictable.

The only "stable" jobs I see recommended are for those really high salary jobs, but I don't want to make the most money in the world, and based on completely anecdotal evidence it seems like all of these fields are people who ONLY care about money and almost nothing else. And I also hate those type of people.

Ideally I just want to have my own house and unfortunately am probably going to have no choice but the high salary ones anyway.
 
I think the reality is closer to the inverse - "love what you do". Have respect for yourself, take pride in your work, and do better, because you are better.

The developed world and especially the US is full of employers and positions paid by them for technical or administrative work that will get you a house and a car and a respectable standard of living.
 
gagabobo1997 said:
As a job, do what you find bearable and what wont make you kill yourself
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This.

The job market is fucked up, it doesn't see people it only sees "assets", "resources" and whatnot.
Getting a job is like dating (for men), it's a number's game, you're gonna try a thousand times until you get a "yes", so you really can't limit yourself to do only what you like, because the opportunity to do what you like might never show up and you end up fucked sucking dick for cock.

With that being said, making money is easier than ever. Any retard with a driver's license can do Uber or Doordash shit, you can make decent money if you work regular hours, but it's trash. Why? Because you don't get health insurance, you don't get any type of benefit, and if you get sick you can't work. It's 100% a decent way to make money until you reach your goal, i've seen people who just study shit and do Uber until they get the job they want. But DON'T GIVE UP the stability of a regular job, i think many people right now are being duped into thinking that working for Uber or whatever is good because you can make ok money. It isn't, it should be treated as a side hustle at best.

Not everything is gonna be replaced by AI. Become an electrician, a nurse, something that uses your hands and requires the "human touch".
Certain positions are more stable than others too, so i'd tell you to try get into law enforcement because it's hard to get fired from, since you're going to be working for the city or the state and they usually will only fire you if you are too trigger happy and/or corrupt.
 
If you can, do what you love.
Life is short, don't live a life you will regret doing something you hate, just because it's the "adult" thing to do.
A lot of people join the rat race because that's what everyone tells them to do and then, at the age of 50, they're complete burnouts who hate themselves and their lives.
 
I have always had a passion for the outdoors and after spending a number of years in a dead end career, I pushed myself onto a path towards a career that would allow me to work in and for the outdoors, doing things that benefit the natural world and help preserve pieces of it for future generations to care for. It isn't going to make me rich, but it was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

If you can find a similar passion, I'd say it is worth chasing.
 
Internet Wizard said:
This is the Asian mindset and it's what drives so much of their youth to suicide.
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The western mindset is: "I'M 38 AND I DON'T KNOW IF SHOULD GO TO ART SCHOOL OR KEEP PURSUING MY SOCIOLOGY DEGREE".

Young men NEED to understand that it's no longer about what you want, it's about what you NEED. You NEED stable income, you need a job that isn't back-breaking work and that pays reasonably well.
The job can be back-breaking work if the pay is good, i think people who work with HVAC installation and repairs can make decent money and they work hard, but don't be subjecting your body to so much wear and tear in exchange for minimum wage working at fucking Walmart stocking shelves, at that point just do Uber until you find something worth your while.

You don't have to love it, but you need a carreer to be able to, eventually, branch out if you want to - and something to fall back on if shit hits the fan.
If you go for something like electrician, construction, nursing etc, then this:
satorrotas said:
I think the reality is closer to the inverse - "love what you do". Have respect for yourself, take pride in your work, and do better, because you are better.
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Once you get your foot in the door, treat that opportunity like it's the prettiest woman in the world that you wanna fuck, impregnate, marry, buy a house and move in together. Opportunities for good and honest work are becoming increasingly hard to come by if you don't know people, so if you manage to score one you really need to understand how lucky you are and you need to take pride in what you do.

It's cliché, but if you get a gig working for an electrician and you wanna learn the trade, be PROACTIVE, show that you're interested and you want to learn how things are done. Ask questions, see if there's some further education you could pursue that would make you better at what you do.
Like, even if you are not passionate about it, i guarantee you're be better off doing that than if you just stayed all "i don't knoooowww if that's what i likeeeeee :<", just do something.
 
Internet Wizard said:
This is the Asian mindset and it's what drives so much of their youth to suicide.
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Nigger Cattle said:
The western mindset is: "I'M 38 AND I DON'T KNOW IF SHOULD GO TO ART SCHOOL OR KEEP PURSUING MY SOCIOLOGY DEGREE".
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Those are sort of two extremes, true.... I have a bad habit of going between extremes, and it's probably really unhealthy. In my mind it's like I make nothing or I have to do a high position where I can never have fun.

As for engineering, in middle school I sort of had a very narrow autistic interest in a certain type of submarine, and I can't remember what the exact model was but it was something like this:
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And I basically just wanted to design submarines. But then I was talked out of it by like... I think either a highschool coach or someone else who talked me out of engineering completely because they told me I'd have practically no life-work balance, and I never thought about it again. (And I also had no interest in anything else except submarines and drawing.)
harbringer883 said:
Best case senario: Get a job you tolerate/dont mind doing and do what you love on the side.
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See above.
 
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"Do what you love", they said. That's why I tried to earn a living eating pizza, drinking beer, playing vidya and fucking skanks. Now I live under a bridge.
 
Yes, it's a meme. It's hugely popularized by bloggers, writers, and "coaches" who want to make money selling dreams.
I once had a hairstylist who told me she loved being a hairstylist, it's all she ever wanted to do, she knew growing up that's what she wanted to be, and she was happy doing it every day. This kind of person is very rare and they usually already know who they are. For everybody else, just do something you don't hate that makes money.
 
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Sadly even trades have become lopsided and not entirely what I would now consider surefire routes to a secure financial future. I've met a handful of people who took up different trades only to find out the only real money in them is in specialization or oldhead levels of experience to make you valuable. I think a decade ago this wasn't entirely the case and taking up a trade of some kind in general was the way to go, but that goes to show you just how bad it really is.

Seems to me that the choices are funneling into either being exceptional off the rip or to be willing to destroy your body for money so you can spend the last 40 years of your life rotting in a chair.
 
Super Mario Brothers said:
And I basically just wanted to design submarines. But then I was talked out of it by like... I think either a highschool coach or someone else who talked me out of engineering completely because they told me I'd have practically no life-work balance, and I never thought about it again. (And I also had no interest in anything else except submarines and drawing.)
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Are you good at math? If you wanna go into engineering and you're not good at math, you're going to spend most of your free-time trying to catch up to the rest of the nerds in your classroom. If you were good at math in high school, when you go to university you'll realize that you're below average and you're still gonna need to study a lot. But if that's your passion, look into it and see for yourself. Most people, i find, don't try to kill your dreams per se, but if they don't know how you can go from point A to B (in this case, from engineering school to building subs) they think it's a far-fetched idea and you're better off sticking with something more traditional.
But you really should look into it for yourself and try to see what you'd need to do to make your dream (or ambition) a reality.
 
I don't think you're supposed to take the expression literally. It's more about doing what you find the most bearable with the least tradeoffs.
 
Nigger Cattle said:
Are you good at math? If you wanna go into engineering and you're not good at math, you're going to spend most of your free-time trying to catch up to the rest of the nerds in your classroom. If you were good at math in high school, when you go to university you'll realize that you're below average and you're still gonna need to study a lot. But if that's your passion, look into it and see for yourself. Most people, i find, don't try to kill your dreams per se, but if they don't know how you can go from point A to B (in this case, from engineering school to building subs) they think it's a far-fetched idea and you're better off sticking with something more traditional.
But you really should look into it for yourself and try to see what you'd need to do to make your dream (or ambition) a reality.
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Define "good at math." I can do math fine without a calculator and a sheet of paper. But mental math? It can take a little longer and I mess up a bit more. I admit my math is a bit rusty though, and I only do mental math now when trying to figure out the amount to tip someone.

...Well, I guess I've sewed a Kindle case without a pattern by just measuring it's dimensions, although I don't know what that counts as.
 
Super Mario Brothers said:
Define "good at math." I can do math fine without a calculator and a sheet of paper. But mental math? It can take a little longer and I mess up a bit more. I admit my math is a bit rusty though, and I only do mental math now when trying to figure out the amount to tip someone.

...Well, I guess I've sewed a Kindle case without a pattern by just measuring it's dimensions, although I don't know what that counts as.
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Are you able to put aside the phone, the vydia and just study for 3 ~ 4 hours straight (with the occaasional bathroom break) on a regular basis? Calculus is not something that you can just study 1 or 2 days before an exam and get a passing grade, you really need to put in the effort to learn that stuff. That type of math is so hard that you will be allowed to bring a calculator with you, and some professors will even let you bring a sheet of paper with some notes.

Hell, i have friends who studied Electrical Engineering and they had tests they were allowed to bring home and look shit up online because it of how complex it was, the professor would make up a question and solve it himself and you could use the internet and books to help you out. Some of that stuff is so hard that they don't care if you consulted the books.
Maybe that has changed since you can take a photo of your test and ask AI to solve it and show you how it got to that result, but it's hard anyway.
You really need to be intelligent, you need to be self-motivated and your parents will need to understand that it's something you're gonna be doing full time, so you're going to rely on them financially until you get your degree.
 
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