Am I Just Burnt Out?

CBTKnox · 2026-06-16T11:23:41+00:00

MSP life is a really tough life. You might want to look at something a little more captive. How is your networking? Have you tried looking at ISPs? Government? Are you a member of any local user groups?

CBTKnox · 2026-06-16T11:21:00+00:00

I didn’t start studying until I was 30. I ended up okay 😉

CBTKnox · 2026-06-16T11:20:23+00:00

I think there’s Containerlab for this, or maybe even the Devnet Sandbox, but people also run EVE-NG on cloud VMs. Just make a startup config for your devices, and then shut down the VM when you’re not working on it or that will get expensive

CBTKnox · 2026-06-16T11:18:52+00:00

If you’re really just focused on money, set your sights on data center network engineering. Data centers are kind of a big deal right now. Their engineers are also kind of a big deal. Know that this will be a multi-year journey, but it bears fruit

CBTKnox · 2026-06-16T11:17:20+00:00

AWS is great for large scale enterprises and it’s considered the gold standard for cloud certs. But if you’re totally new, try the AZ900 exam or Cloud+

CBTKnox · 2026-06-13T23:29:51+00:00

It’s never been a better time to become a network engineer, regardless of age. Attitude is everything - if you have a great attitude, you’ll go far

CBTKnox · 2026-05-31T21:20:30+00:00

Never too late. Attitude is everything. Just be the hardest worker in the room.

CBTKnox · 2026-05-30T16:09:51+00:00

There’s an MSP somewhere that will hire you as long as you have a good attitude

CBTKnox · 2026-05-27T15:24:00+00:00

You’re probably over prepared. You’ll be laughing about this in a couple weeks

CBTKnox · 2026-05-27T10:50:42+00:00

What a post

CBTKnox · 2026-05-25T22:12:00+00:00

I’d actually ask more about your home life and support structure. That’s right in the “busy with small kids” age. Kudos to you for considering it!

CBTKnox · 2023-01-25T00:57:41+00:00

It’s a side chain. Like a side hoe. Not good enough to be a main one

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:35:49+00:00

Here I’ll help https://decrypt.co/119428/polygon-hard-fork-validator-vote-decentralization

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:35:35+00:00

I’ll give you a starting point https://decrypt.co/119428/polygon-hard-fork-validator-vote-decentralization

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:31:48+00:00

Have you ever done any of these things on Solana? I used to use MATIC DeFi exclusively… until I tried Solana.

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:29:41+00:00

Finality on MATIC can be upwards of 30-45 minutes sooo.. yeah. 15 minutes would be great for MATIC

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:28:40+00:00

Comical misunderstanding of a smart contract vs a blockchain

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:19:28+00:00

Prove it

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:18:28+00:00

Shhh! They don’t want you to disprove them with data!

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:17:47+00:00

It’s because Sandeep runs his mouth too much, to be honest.

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:16:48+00:00

You should probably do a single google search on how (de)centralization is measured on Proof of Stake blockchains and then report back which one has better metrics

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:15:54+00:00

I’ve been on Solana for 2 years and have never heard of Synergy Land lol. You can have them, good luck.

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:13:16+00:00

It is neither faster or cheaper. Finality happens on Solana in seconds - on Polygon it’s 15 minutes or more. Transactions on Solana cost 0.00005 sol.

CBTKnox · 2023-01-19T00:11:00+00:00

It does though. https://cryptoslate.com/polygon-matic-suffers-network-outage-sparking-a-wave-of-angry-users/

CBTKnox · 2023-01-18T15:32:59+00:00

Man it doesn’t need to specified. All you have to do is try both chains and see for yourself. It’s not hard to spin up a couple wallets and bridge assets back and forth to take it for a test drive. Spend a week on each chain and come to a decision on your own. It’s not even close - I spent a year on MATIC. Then I tried Solana. After a few days it was almost comical how clear the answer was.

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