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Re:Beach High School by lelanthran on Thursday April 01, 2021 @12:54AM (#26656799)
TBH, if a person is in the top 2% of intelligence and don't finish basic post-school academia, then they are likely prevented from doing the types of jobs that appeal the most to them: new/novel research, high-level problem-solving, etc. Those individuals doing interesting stuff are almost always certified. Software Development is an anomaly.

So, sure, you can get hired as a web developer, or even some non-web development roles, but that's kinda pointless because if you could stand doing boring shit you'd finish the academia to at least a very basic level.

TL;DR: If you couldn't stand the uniformity of school, then the roles available to you without a formal education are going to be just as boring and unrewarding to you anyway.

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Re:Beach High School by anonymousiam on Thursday April 01, 2021 @01:32AM (#26656966)
You are probably correct, but there are always exceptions.

The last half of my career was spent doing cutting-edge research and development with some of the best and brightest people I have ever known -- about half of them with at least one PHD.

Sometimes ability can make up for lack of credentials, but it is rare.

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Re:Beach High School by lelanthran on Thursday April 01, 2021 @01:44AM (#26657020)
> You are probably correct, but there are always exceptions.

That is why I hedged my assertion with "likely" :-)

Outliers always exist.

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