> they only spent $40k on some very valuable firsthand experience.
This. It is very hard to get real world experience. $40k is cheap compared to a bootcamp that won't teach him even 1/10th of this life experience.
Btw, actual figure is not $40k, but one should consider it close to $100k+ if you factor in that he used up his "make my parents support shelter, food, living expenses, car". Depending on the cultural background, they wont be doing this many more times. If you consider how much he lost on the (bay area) salary he otherwise would have earned, add another $100k
Yup. Depending on how attractive OP is to high-salary big tech employers, the opportunity cost alone of not getting paid for most of a year could easily be several hundred thousand dollars.
This. It is very hard to get real world experience. $40k is cheap compared to a bootcamp that won't teach him even 1/10th of this life experience.
Btw, actual figure is not $40k, but one should consider it close to $100k+ if you factor in that he used up his "make my parents support shelter, food, living expenses, car". Depending on the cultural background, they wont be doing this many more times. If you consider how much he lost on the (bay area) salary he otherwise would have earned, add another $100k