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[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

Boot camps and certs are scams

[-] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Professional training courses and certifications: all scams.

Expecting people to do unpaid spec work when they’re 16: not scams.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Expecting people to contribute to FOSS software to get a job, def

[-] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

Not only is this an out of touch and irresponsible expectation to put on high school kids, but if FOSS was nothing but a box ticking exercise for unpaid child labour, then the proportion of abandoned and unfinished projects would be worse than it is for Netflix Originals.

this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2025
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