I think the only reason we see this in the programming subculture is because it's mostly programmers who are here reading these discussions and writing these bl

I think the only reason we see this in the programming subculture is because it's mostly programmers who are here reading these discussions and writing these blog posts. I used to go to school with a guy who dropped out of school at 15, having failed year 11, get a job working outside, did a part-time course, ended up in an apprenticeship, worked a few years, started his own business, sold it, he's 28 now and owns his own house without a mortgage... Put him in front of a computer and the most he can do is use facebook and play video games. That's a single case, but there's millions of people just like him, and there's millions of people who are missing out on having a good life because we told them they aren't intelligent enough to go to university simply because they weren't good at one thing at school.