u/NexhiAlibias wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Everyone keeps coming in here thinking they're gonna get "Yes! Do the boot amp!" When they're not. Every single post here is
"Don't do a coding bootcamp."
u/michaelnovatireplied·
The sub owner posted recently: [https://www.reddit.com/r/codingbootcamp/comments/1ojikkf/rip\_coding\_bootcamps](https://www.reddit.com/r/codingbootcamp/comments/1ojikkf/rip_coding_bootcamps)
But seriously, it's getting nasty out there.
u/daedalis2020 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Kinda defeats the purpose of this sub, doesn’t it?
Seems like one should start r/antibootcamp or something.
u/michaelnovatireplied·
The market could change. Right now there are 5 reasons not to go and no reasons to go. The sub reflects the market. In the good times times it was endless posts about how 'I did it you can do it too!' and bootcamps hit record revenue.
u/GoodnightLondon wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
People dont read the pinned posts, or any other posts for that matter. Or they do, and decide that they're the exception and ask anyways, so they can argue about why they think they're special and it will work out for them.
You could pin a post saying that bootcamps are a wa
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Plus one to this. I very clearly had the moderation rules pinned from shortly after I became moderator and no one read them or believed them and just make stuff up they think they believe in instead.
Most people aren't diligent and they want the fastest and easiest answer.
Most people don't put in the effort to think critically about things.
Most people believe things that reinforce beliefs (true or false) and don't believe things that go against their beliefs.
As a mod I was extremely consistent and careful...it's a shame people didn't apprciate that more and just blieve whatever they want to believe.