This thesis is the kind that I might wish was true. And in select cases, survivor bias has and will make it seem to be true for a lucky few. For most of us, eve

This thesis is the kind that I might wish was true. And in select cases, survivor bias has and will make it seem to be true for a lucky few. For most of us, even finely honed skills built over decades will have very little consequence unless somebody with a specific need for those skills meets us and hires us. I'm out of stock on clever or inspiring ideas for apps, websites, or revolutions. What I have are keen programming, debugging, and testing skills. In a vacuum, without a job, that's a lot like not having those skills. I wish I had a lot more warm connections than I do, because going through the interview process with new folks over and over is really a slog.