Maybe it is time to post a question to math.meta.se proposing the removal/burnerating of the
advice tag on math.se. I think at this point in time, askers may believe that asking for advice (course of study, personal advice given their lengthy descriptions of where they are at), is okay on this site, because, well, afterall, it's a tag existing on this site. I'm a bit hard-pressed to think of any use of the
advice tag that isn't off topic on math.se??