[bhousel]

I'll probably get downvoted, but I have to say it, I feel like these kinds of Ask HN are getting a bit ridiculous. I'm sure it's just my knee-jerk reaction to the title "Ask HN: Pick My Career".

Don't ask a bunch of strangers what you should be doing. In most cases, it doesn't really matter anyway - what is more important is that you do SOMETHING, then if you don't like it, try SOMETHING ELSE. You can figure these things out for yourself - and from the sounds of it, you probably already know what your interests are and what your budget is.

Pick your own career / college major / text editor / programming language / what to eat for lunch / what music to listen to when coding / what city to live in / what video games to play / what drugs to use / where to meet members of the opposite sex / etc.

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[bokonist]

Hacker news is full of smart people of similar interests. You shouldn't take comments as Gospel truth, but the fellow readers here can be a tremendous source of information.

[johnnybgoode]

I assume the OP is not actually going to let us pick his career. Aside from that, what's wrong with asking for some advice?

[brightscreamer]

The title was written in jest. I appreciate that you took the time to reply, but wish you could have offered me some constructive guidance. If not, I think a simple downvote would have sufficed.

[xiaoma]

We can't downvote stories on this site, only upvote or flag.