i meant it only somewhat sarcastically, as i did exactly that myself.
in the "dotcom boom" i had moved from SF across the bay to go to school, and got recruited to a startup with an original product that took roughly 65% of US market share (and still has a majority). moved back to SF and 10 years later, after having left that company and having started a successful consulting business, nice home, car, stuff, vacations, freedom, etc... i decided i was tired of working in that industry and decided to go back to school to broaden my theoretical computer science knowledge. my friends thought i was crazy giving up the income and freedom that i had... i think it's one of the best decisions i've made, and it's given me lots of options. to me, the most important capital investment is developing what's between my ears. school is not the only way to accomplish that kind of growth, but a rigorous CS program turned out to be the best way for me.
TL;DR if you drop out of school to do something with computers, get bored of what you're doing and don't find yourself easily moving into something else, going back to school might give you more options.
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i meant it only somewhat sarcastically, as i did exactly that myself.
in the "dotcom boom" i had moved from SF across the bay to go to school, and got recruited to a startup with an original product that took roughly 65% of US market share (and still has a majority). moved back to SF and 10 years later, after having left that company and having started a successful consulting business, nice home, car, stuff, vacations, freedom, etc... i decided i was tired of working in that industry and decided to go back to school to broaden my theoretical computer science knowledge. my friends thought i was crazy giving up the income and freedom that i had... i think it's one of the best decisions i've made, and it's given me lots of options. to me, the most important capital investment is developing what's between my ears. school is not the only way to accomplish that kind of growth, but a rigorous CS program turned out to be the best way for me.
TL;DR if you drop out of school to do something with computers, get bored of what you're doing and don't find yourself easily moving into something else, going back to school might give you more options.