Day by day life is getting so unpredictable. Have you ever thought that your college degree will be useless for the rest of your life? Recently a Redditor asked, āWhat is it that you invested thousands of hours and now is pointless?ā. Boldly, many stepped forward with their tales on the AskReddit platform. Ever practiced an instrument only for it to collect dust? Letās see what others had to say.
āI took 2 years of French instead of Spanish in high school. I live in Texas.ā
Ah, the age-old dilemma of choosing the wrong language class. Imagine mastering āBonjourā and āComment Ƨa va?ā only to hear āHolaā and āĀæCĆ³mo estĆ”s?ā daily.
āI got a B.S. in biochemistry, then drove a forklift for 14 years. Now Iām an electrician.ā
Well, chemistry does have electrons, right? Itās always surprising where lifeās paths can lead.
āSorting and organizing my mp3 collectionā
Who remembers spending nights categorizing songs, only for Spotify and Apple Music to pop up? Thanks, tech revolution!
āI know all the tricks to make a website look as good in Internet Explorer 6 as in Chrome, Safari or Opera.ā
Kudos to you! While many struggled, you mastered the IE6 beast. Too bad the beast is now extinct.
āRedditā
We all have our vices, and for some, itās that never-ending scroll. But hey, hereās to hoping those upvotes keep us warm at night!
āI have a bachelorās degree in Astronomy from one of the worldās best universities. I now work as a software engineer.ā
From stargazing to code debugging, the universe sure works in mysterious ways!
āAsian parent piano lessons.ā
Hours spent on āFĆ¼r Eliseā and yet the only keys most touch now are āCtrlā, āAltā, and āDeleteā.
āBeing a decent, hard-working employee for a large multinational corporationā
Loyaltyās great, but sometimes, it seems corporations missed the memo. Hereās to the unsung heroes!
āIt took me 8 years to get my Chemical Engineering degree. I never worked a single day as a Chemical Engineer. Iām a Data Analyst now.ā
Chemical equations to data equations ā at least some type of equation is being solved!
āMy marriage.ā
Ouch. Hereās a toast to new beginnings and lessons learned.
Conclusion
Life is unpredictable. What once seemed paramount might later turn out to be pointless. As gleaned from Redditorsā responses, there are countless avenues where time gets invested but might not necessarily align with where life eventually leads. Itās all a part of the grand tapestry of experiences. Got a similar story? Drop your comments below. Letās chat!