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> "I know what you are saying, but it is absolutely crazy to me that they would post a job ad with Minimum Requirements even someone like Carmack doesn't have."
by ThrowawayR2 5y ago
> "I know what you are saying, but it is absolutely crazy to me that they would post a job ad with Minimum Requirements even someone like Carmack doesn't have."
Why? Carmack is an extreme outlier and it's likely that even among the people he knows that he would label as qualified for the position nearly all have at least a master's degree and the other requirements.
- VonGallifrey 5y agoWhere do you get the assumption from that Carmack knows people that fulfil these minimum requirements? I would bet he doesn't or at least thinks the minimum requirements are overkill, otherwise why would he make a remark like he did? The point is that when a legend like Carmack doesn't make the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS maybe there is something wrong with the requirements.
- ThrowawayR2 5y ago> "Where do you get the assumption from that Carmack knows people that fulfil these minimum requirements?" The top names in any given field tend to know each other (it's a pretty small group and they network) and most of them got their degrees and other qualifications the traditional way. As for why he made the remark, IMO it's a self-deprecating joke about his being an outlier.