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Originally Posted by Leto
I'm curious. i want to get a fix on what people mean when they refer to "selling out" . My son has just (successfully) completed his first year at Ryerson in business - his major is marketing. When I compare what I do (managing work flow improvements at the gas company) with what he is taking in school, it's almost identical - conceptually.
I don't get how this can be referred to as selling out. To whom? And what are we selling? I know you may be referring to a concept of your opinion of yourself and what you are capable of contributing to society. Should my fairly introspective and thoughtful son think that he has taken a less honourable path?
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Leto - selling out is doing something for money rather than passion. If his passion is also highly remunerative, he really hasn't sold out. As it were, I'm a total sell out. My heart, my passion, is teaching. But it pays like total worthless piles of shit. So I keep doing my computer job because it pays better than it should, even if I'm not a particular fan of the work.
As for the OP; BS in Computer Science, software engineer by day.. crime fighting superhero by night. Except without the last part.