I don't agree with this writer on any of these points, it seems like he's trying to come up with some efficient market hypothesis describing how low-level worke

I don't agree with this writer on any of these points, it seems like he's trying to come up with some efficient market hypothesis describing how low-level workers are "different" than those of us in tech, when no such thing exists, in fact it's incredibly narcissistic. My first job was making $7 an hour at Best Buy, then Staples, then a local company for a few years. Now in the mid 6-figures in tech. The thing about all my former co-workers was the vast majority of them were normal and intelligent people. In fact they were a lot less 'oddball' types than half the people I've worked with who want to tell me about a Soylent diet or how they were enlightened by taking recreational drugs in Peru for the 15th time. The reason people are high earners a combination of Luck + Supply and Demand + Right place at the right time. Grit plays a part too, but not in the sense of pulling all-nighters or working yourself to death. Grit means being in more "right places" at more "right times", working hard on skills that have ROI, and increasing the chances you get lucky.