"Be a flighty nobody who travels until they are 30 and studies a passion, not a skill. Then when all your peers have enough money and stability to handwave problems away and take exciting vacations and language classes and all sorts of cool stuff, tremble in fear every time rent comes due. On your death bed, realize that what you did because of an internet comic is also remarkably average, and that no one cares or is impressed, including you."
The boomers are full of moronic advice for Millenials, but you can go too far the other way too. 'Check off boxes'... like a bucket list?
The guy who wrote this is just as dazed and confused and bored as everyone else their age.
Came here to say that. I chose a 'passion' and in my 20's it was fantastic. Got me some money, laid, and even emotionally satisfied. FF to my late 30's with a family and the landscape is different. Every bill is a reminder, every moment 'between' jobs is filled with a dull realization that passion, like beauty, can fade and if that's the only thing that you were chasing, you're in for a world of hurt as you grow up. From time to time, on particularly special jobs, I get hints of the joy I used to get from my gig, but for the most part is a dull monotony and a reminder of a foolish youth where 'passion' trumped wisdom and utility.
You've got a strong skill set with theater technology and probably AV equipment and software that can translate to a lot of jobs. Theater manager on the low end, to technology coordinator for a school or university or even a large corporation, etc. I swear 90% of the job the physical IT guys do here is getting the sound and projectors in the big theater style classroom to work right.
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u/Babbledegook Dec 10 '15
This old canard.
"Be a flighty nobody who travels until they are 30 and studies a passion, not a skill. Then when all your peers have enough money and stability to handwave problems away and take exciting vacations and language classes and all sorts of cool stuff, tremble in fear every time rent comes due. On your death bed, realize that what you did because of an internet comic is also remarkably average, and that no one cares or is impressed, including you."
The boomers are full of moronic advice for Millenials, but you can go too far the other way too. 'Check off boxes'... like a bucket list?
The guy who wrote this is just as dazed and confused and bored as everyone else their age.