I've no idea what to take from this. Large parts sound like carefully planned entryism: Identify the gatekeepers, if they reject you, move on. The situation wh

I've no idea what to take from this. Large parts sound like carefully planned entryism: Identify the gatekeepers, if they reject you, move on. The situation where the gatekeepers do let you in but their gatekeeping is not apparent until years later is not mentioned. Providing excellent work is not mentioned. Given the political state of software "development", the poster might be on to something, but it is hard to find any concrete advice.