I got a Bachelor’s degree in computer science last year. When I went into university I genuinely wanted to do something I was interested in. I like math and programming in high school so it seemed like a good fit.

But that was then. I can’t stand the thought of “technology” these days. I hate the idea of Facebook and “social media”. The big reason is that I’m a loner and don’t have friends, so I can’t join anyway. But I hate the idea of putting your identity and entire life online. I hate Twitter because the 140-character limit is just stupid. I don’t have a iPhone or iPad or Blackberry, actually I no longer even have a cell phone – largely because I don’t have anyone to call, but really, why do people need so many devices? It’s just a way for companies to make money off people buying stuff.

I saw an article on Yahoo today where a woman says 100% of all men she dates loves “technology” and gets the latest gadgets. Guess I’m undateable… and I know less about technology than almost everyone else. There was also the article criticizing Obama for saying iPads and XBoxes are overused (I agree). But at least he has a Blackberry.

OK, I know not all jobs involve the Web. But even in my last job, I had to work on a website for a company’s internal use, basically an interface connecting to a database… but my boss worked on other projects that I wasn’t involved in which involved links to Twitter and all that stuff. The thing is, since I lost the job I’m NOT advancing myself and getting myself “up to date” with technology/programming, I’m quickly losing whatever skills I once had.

Do you think I should start my career all over again? Don’t say “do what you’re interested in” because I don’t know what else I’m interested in. I already did online personality tests and it usually lists CS/IT as one of them. Give me concrete suggestions. I heard someone say that I should go to grad school in CS and do something researchy… but it’s hard for me to go to grad school because I didn’t buddy with profs during my undergrad.
spyke: I understand, I don’t have a job either. But I never made you read my question.