Can I make it rich with a math or computer science degree?

>>8843836
CS and programming? Hell yeah. Math supplemented with something practical like finance? You bet!

Sci circle jerks over pure math and endless quibbling over p=np and whether or not 1 = .999999? I'll let you figure out if that's going to get you a job or not

>>8843836
Obviously yes. I don't even have to explain you why

You can make it rich without a math of computer science degree, so unless taking that degree damages you in some way, I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to make it rich.

But if you mean making it rich by using the degree, there are three sides to it:
- getting a degree means social networking (unless you're a full blown autist, which you might be given the topic). You get to know people, people who might go places, and you might be able to piggy back on their success to reach higher incomes
- using the "status" that comes with the degree to have access to better employment or investment opportunities - or even better social networking opportunities.
- using the knowledge you get during the degree, or follow-up knowledge you may acquire on your own, to create a product, service or investment porfolio that will have tremendous return on investment.

You probably know where I'm going with this. Unless you're really good and ocd about your "trade" (math or CS), your best bet to make it rich is through networking, capitalizing on other people's genius or connections.

>>8843836
Depends on what you do with it. Applied math can get you work at NASA or SpaceX. Pure math, good luck trying to get tenure. With CS, as long as you know either Python, Java, or Ruby you can find work

>>8844087
nobody comes to /sci/ to try and make money shitposting. We come here to talk about what interests us because everyone irl would give us swirlies if we tried to debate or talk about theoretical math and quantum mechanics

If your hobby is posting on 4chan, your odds of ever "becoming rich" are remote.

>>8843836
just find some algorithm to speed up production of something, find a partner and found a company to produce it cheaper and faster then others and you're rich

>>8843836
any degree only qualifies you to work below someone, the degree is not a path to the top, but perhaps a way to build capital in order to get to the top

>>8843836
You can make it rich without a degree.

A degree is something you get because you're interested in it.

It depends on other factors but in my case

>Math PhD
>any job I want
>300k starting

Not bad at all

>>8844666
Satan doesn't lie
Most people look at degrees wrong.

>>8843836
What in holy hell is that photo.

>>8843836
Hey anon

I have a CS degree and I have a job I absolutely love making lots of money. I also was a turbo autist hermit during college and didn't even have to network or any of that bullshit, you can get by on talent alone in CS

>>8846051
uprooted tree photo with a blood red overlay.

>>8846094
how is the trunk of the tree penetrating his chest?

>>8846105
just a fresho woundo

>>8846105
>>8846051
From what I understand the image was fabricated by a Japanese artist well known for doctoring photos into surreal, nightmarish scenes.

>>8846051
http://www.liekoshiga.com/works/

>>8843836
If you can pass actuary exams or code yes. If not probably not

You need to give people a service (everyone needs an actuary, everyone needs web pages build for hundreds per page, everyone needs to lower their taxes bc they all hate govt) all these things a programmer/MATH student knows how to do from their courses

>>8843836
You can become an actuary. You can make more then a phd in physics or data scientistwho are the maths that make the most amount of money. Some of the people who worked in actuary made up to 400,000 a year. With all that much money, you can hire five personal bodyguards costing 70k a pop for security purposes.

>>8846231
Why would I hire 5 personal bodyguards

>>8844087
kek

>>8843836
Wtf is that?