As far as getting rich in electronics, that is irrelevant. Maybe a high end electronics engineer or scientist can do it but there
are better ways and even easier ways than learning Kirchoffs law and other circuit analysis and advanced mathematics. in order
to become wealthy. Electronics is not a path to get rich which makes it a moot point. If you don't have much expense and
responsibilities maybe making a modest income working as a tech or low end electronics worker "figuring out" circuits makes sense
but still look out for the hazards of sedentary work and resulting diabetes and health problems sitting around all day.
There will probably be a need for people to fix select critical electronic devices for medical or military defense but everything else
is not that important to bother fixing except as someone said for rare "one-offs" which falls into the same category as fixing
rare classic cars.

It was never about making a lot of money for me. I have been intensely interested science and electronics since my early teens. My working life consisted of getting paid to do what I love doing. I have become a little more sedentary since I retired but it has not affected my health. I am eighty five and do not take any medication. I will continue with my hobbies for the rest of my life. They also include model building, portrait painting and fixing any mechanical, electrical or electronic device that is broken.
We all have different goals. Rather than criticizing the lifestyle of others, I suggest that you do a little bit of introspection on your life and figure out what you should be doing to fulfill your own higher needs.

 

Electronics is not a path to get rich which makes it a moot point.

It depends on what you mean by rich. My education got me my first job. Which lead led to each of my subsequent jobs.

The knowledge I gained has been useful in many ways; even though only my first 2 jobs out of school could be considered electronics. I switched fields and got involved in Computer Aided Design, became a system administrator, then got involved with microprocessor design and manufacturing processes. It didn't necessarily make me rich, but it let me do everything I needed to do and most things that I wanted to do.

I retired early due to a motor vehicle accident and what I did with my education and knowledge (and, most importantly, living within my means) made me financially independent enough to make it work.

 

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AAC is a forum for electronics professionals and hobbyists. Whether the TS has any valid point to make or not, it is ridiculous to make that point here. The purpose of AAC is to support people in pursuing careers in, applications of, and enjoyment from electronics and allied topics.

If the community here agreed with the points in this uninvited and poorly argued rant against one of its collective basic interests, AAC would naturally become a wasteland—a thing that has no chance of happening anytime soon. This in itself is an articulate and unassailable refutation of the TS' thesis.