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Originally posted by widebody911
They're young, but they're not stupid. Every day in the news they see thousands of layoffs from all of the major corporations, and read about the double-digit unemployment rates in the IT field, and decide that's not the place to be. Pretty smart if you ask me.
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In terms of understanding the economy and market trends yes they are stupid Thom. The just don't have enough real world experience to draw from and they tend to believe the first thing they read. I remember being 18 once. Not choosing a career in technology because some doomesday prediction from disgruntled workers or habitual mudslingers is plain
stupid. I never said things were rosy and flush like the late 90's but the sky is nowhere near falling either. Go ahead and support the decision to major in social studies - it will only drive technical salaries higher. Not all jobs are candidates for outsourcing. Leading edge technology and development work is much less likely to leave for cheap labor - that's exactly why we need our newest generation of workers to buckle down and get those tough degrees.