Being a Developer After 40
I grow weary of hearing about &quot;white privilege&quot;. I likewise grow weary of any of today&#x27;s politically correct messages: women in combat, bathroom bills, work quotas, transvestite rights. It&#x27;s all BS.<p>I grew up a military brat. We didn&#x27;t have a lot of money. I wore hand-me-downs, had iron-on patches on my knees. My family could not afford to send me to college, so I served in the military to get the GI Bill and worked my own way through college.<p>I&#x27;m over 40, in IT and no one ever gave me hand out in relation to any job or education.<p>Like an earlier poster said, I&#x27;m under no obligation to do anything. I believe in hard work. No one should be given a free ride because they are black, homosexual, female, whatever. Work your ass off to get where you want to be. Full stop. No one is under a moral or other obligation to get you in the door or ensure fair play. I&#x27;m not an asshole to people, but everyone has the same opportunities. I realize the military is not for everyone, but young men especially can really benefit. You can do a four-year hitch and have your college paid for. If you like it, you could re-up as an officer and the sky is the limit.<p>The problem with people today is they have a sense of entitlement that is misplaced. No one owes anyone anything other than moral decency: please, thank you, that kind of thing. Work hard, play hard. Life is better without handouts. You have a sense of fulfillment when you pull yourself up by your bootstraps.