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Definitely not biased here but idk the prospect of building whatever u want and seeing it immediately realized seems pretty exciting. And all u have to do is hack at ur keyboard lol. I’m just struggling to envision construction work being more “exciting”


Construction sounds reasonably exciting in many similar ways to CS. You can build something, see it progress, and be proud that you built the final thing. It's just physical labor instead of hacking at a keyboard.


Construction requires high upfront capital.


Workers have to buy their own tools I guess? Suppose that makes sense if you're on contract. How much is that? I've seen kits for like $200 or so, I imagine a worker would want better stuff but maybe like $1000 then? Is it more? Or are you talking about floating the money for parts? Wood and concrete and tile and what not?


Sure, I am the same way, I’ve programming since I was teenager and always enjoyed it. But at the same time I realize that doesn’t look like a fun and exciting thing for most kids.




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