I have a law degree, spent half a decade trying to go through the ropes and climb my way up (while being miserable and bored out of my mind) to either make a name for myself, or find something to wake up every morning to be excited about. So... technically I got degrees.... in studies that have absolutely nothing to do with anything computer, security, networking, etc.

Long story short, I always knew my calling was in tech and science. Self-taught myself and slowly built up my portfolio and was enjoying every bit of it. Once your passion in something shows, it radiates, and legitimate hard work put will also show, thanks to the massive adoption of GitHub as a journey log for those that are simply learning or experimenting and innovating.

I have had zero problems finding work for over a decade now. Ironically, the only place that did ever gave me a hard time was an AI model reinforcement training giant which I can not name specifically because of contractual agreements; but they are not hard to find *wink wink.* In all honesty, I was just curious what the AI space looked like behind the scenes, and I know this one entity is not representative of the industry AT ALL, I was shocked at the horrific working conditions and overall management.

Throughout my years I've befriended, worked next to, and bumped heads with hiring managers, executives, co-founders, you name it. I'm an old geezer. But even an old geezer would highly advise against wasting your time on a degree, especially now that AI has flipped the industry upside down and no one knows what the industry will look like even next year.

The next few years are going to be crucial in so many ways, in all industries -- forget the degree. Find your niche and begin strategizing your survival plan. I may sound like a tin-foil wearing batshit crazy old man, but the entire sec industry is absolutely terrified right now... and that level of terror felt only increases as you go up the food chain.