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Low overall skill level in the populace is not the same as isolated competence. And in software, you really only need isolated competence. We've seen repeated
by hnthrowaway6543 2y ago
Low overall skill level in the populace is not the same as isolated competence.
And in software, you really only need isolated competence. We've seen repeated examples in the West where a team of 10-20 highly competent engineers is able to run circles around 10,000 person orgs filled with bureaucrats, managers, and questionable hires.
NK sends a few people to China to train, or even just imports from China, and if they prove themselves capable, says, "We're going to make you part of our elite spy hacking force. We'll pay you $10 million/year." Suddenly the highly competent hacker is living like a king and NK has their spy force. Not so far-fetched.