I've been going through a rough period for the past couple of years and all the small things are catching up with me. I did research on RISC-V for my former University without pay or credit and it was alongside a doctor. I stirred up a different department on collaboration with CompSci and kept pushing FLOSS. I was effectively forced out before the talks could start so someone likely got credited with what I did.
In life I'm looked at as a failure, someone who had a bright future from a bad background. Sometimes I look back at those who ended up being successful and wonder what factors played a role in their success.
I'm not eligible for many careers because of my lack of a BS Degree. For a double Major in Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Cybersecurity with experience in the fields of all the above. I wasn't able to pay tuition or get a good paying job and had to quit during my senior year.
@AmpBenzScientist I recently got a doctorate in mathematics and I'm still unable to find good work in my local area.
I'm going back to school for cybersecurity as well as looking into the certification process.
I still feel, deep down, quite a bit like a failure.
@mathlover Universities have no real authority. Some professors are pillars of light but they are the only purity in Universities.
Universities have a heritage going back to antiquity that gives them credibility. IE, a University has to be a descendant of another University. This is the way it has been since God created the Earth and the first University from which all others originate.
It's based in flawed logic that either derives authority from a fairytale lineage or goes back to the days when learning was free and subsequently enslaved.
