I think there is a fundamental flaw in your argument. You are complaining about the world and giving it a power to be your "selector". You are waiting for the w

I think there is a fundamental flaw in your argument. You are complaining about the world and giving it a power to be your "selector". You are waiting for the world to select you. Businesses are businesses and like it or not they only care about their bottom line. It does not matter whether you have a degree or a high school drop out as long as you make them money. Its bad that you are waiting for someone else to recognize your talents or anyone else's. Take matters in your hands. Do anything but don't complain about the world. Its not going to change for YOU. and frankly if someone is smart enough to play politics and get the business done by being a manager, why shouldn't they get rewarded ? I am technically strong and loved every project I did in collage but I also recognize the value of business people and their marketing and sales skills. Learn from them and be good in business and engineering.