Should I study physics or computer science?

[Beholder]

I'm going to start university next year, and I need to decide what to study.
So it boils down to this, physics really really fascinates me, and I kind of feel like it should be the basis for erything else I learn, like it's the ABC's of scientific thinking and understanding.
On the other hand I'm almost positive (but I'm m only 23 so who knows what that's worth now) that computer science is my niche in life and neural networks my passion.

I know this is irrational, but I kinda feel like there are so many advancements being made now that I have no time to waste and I need to get straight into it and start learning computer science. On the other hand I feel like having a degree in physics will give me more value and flexibility in the job market. But also physics is said to be a really hard degree, and I'm not good at studying in a fixed framework...

Any advice or personal experience or insights will be welcome

 

[Architect]

Physics as a hobby and CS as your profession/work.

I've done both as you probably know by now. Unless you have to do physics professionally (and you don't know what that means unless you do it for a year) you should go with the computers. You can take some physics classes in college and learn more of the interesting stuff than you'll learn as a physics major (we mostly worked on the bread and butter physics).

 

[ProxyAmenRa]

Computer science has greater employment prospects inside and outside of academia.

 

[Beholder]

Unless you have to do physics professionally (and you don't know what that means unless you do it for a year)

Just out of curiosity, what does that mean?

 

[Architect]

Just out of curiosity, what does that mean?

Sorry, I mean that the idealized and perhaps inferior Grip view of physics is not what you will find as a professional. A likely course for an INTP type of person is to go into physics with the desire for convergence - total understanding of the universe. In reality what you discover is that in real life physicists just work on small parts of one aspect of it or another. The number of people that get to work on the really cool parts (theory) is very, very small.

 

[walfin]

On the other hand I feel like having a degree in physics will give me more value and flexibility in the job market.

After reading the other posts I believe you realise by now that very few other people would share this sentiment.

Do physics only for the love of it; you should do computers for the love of it too, but as a practical matter computers can make you money even if you hate them.

 

[Lucifer van Satan]

Not much to add, study CS in the university to get the job in the area.
Study physics in your spare time to understand the world.