what about the studies themselves? From what I read here, most don't seem to have too much appreciation towards them.

This is my fear exactly. To my understanding life has got its own tendency to unfold. The older you are, the more distractions you have. Chances are slimier to finish a degree in a well known \ respected university. This is my fear.

knowledge I guess, I think it's an important period in ones life. safety.

It's not worth it for knowledge alone. I'm finishing my degree now, almost 25 been working full time since 19, having completely ignored other students. I lived out the just doing it for the piece of paper and knowledge and it's not fulfilling. If you go to school, I'd suggest immersing yourself in it, networking with others, taking the extra steps to actually ge a deep understanding of the material. If that's not how you do it, startup would be best.

Thank you, your response means a lot to me. Do you think the figures I talked about are exaggerated?

Yes I do think they are exaggerated. However I would say do it and set yourself a timeframe to re-evaluate, regardless of money.

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wow, it's as if you just read my mind and wrote it down here. Do you live in Israel by any chance?

Same here

I love this thread. The last six month of frustration finally have a place to express itself.

I found Facebook's documentation to be awful, and their online tools not very clear \ friendly. What I did find immensely useful is the community's support and knowledge. SO is filled with excellent questions and “How To”s. Also Facebook's developer forum is quite good. In other words, my fellow developers... keep on the good work, help build a strong community, Facebook sure isn't.