The credential problem
A short setup on why the path looked unsatisfying from the inside.
The shipping alternative
What replaced it and what kind of feedback loop it created.
What you give up
Honest about the costs — network, signal, structure.
Why I left a Data Science degree to ship things
On choosing the build-yourself path over the credentialed one — and what it actually costs.
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By Luka Slade Flores
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