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> The reason we are currently enjoying an alternative employment universe, insulated from the rest of the economy, is that the mass of unemployed people predomi
by bennyg 13y ago
> The reason we are currently enjoying an alternative employment universe, insulated from the rest of the economy, is that the mass of unemployed people predominantly couldn't break into this field if they wanted to.
Art major, advertising minor, employed as a Software Engineer right here.
- WalterSear 13y agoYou aren't the mass of unemployed people. I, too, find myself assuming that if something is easy/achievable for me, it would be easy/achievable for anyone.
- betterunix 13y agoThat does not contradict his statement. The reality is that programmers need to have above average intelligence, at least if we expect something more than just formulaic approaches to software problems (and if history teaches us anything, it is that formulaic approaches will likely be automated at some point). What you choose to major in in college is not indicative of your intelligence.
- lutusp 13y ago> What you choose to major in in college is not indicative of your intelligence. I agree with the sentiment you're trying to express, but there actually is a general correlation between intelligence and what one chooses to study in college. For example, it would be difficult to fault a spectrum of majors with physics on one end and psychology/sociology at the other. Title: "IQ Estimates by College Major" Link: http://www.statisticbrain.com/iq-estimates-by-intended-college-major/ http://www.statisticbrain.com/iq-estimates-by-intended-colle...