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Re:DreamWorld (YC W21) MMO raises all red flags by danso on Thursday April 22, 2021 @01:59AM (#26899242)
Pure programming skill, however you imagine that being measured, is a very small part of building and designing a successful game and game world.

Do you honestly believe that anyone more skilled at PHP than Mark Zuckerberg had been as a Harvard freshman is on the cusp of building the next Facebook-killer?

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Re:DreamWorld (YC W21) MMO raises all red flags by diss on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @11:40PM (#27058920)
No, Mark Zuckerberg was a nobody too. Having clout helps things along considerably when it comes to marketing and acquiring non-nobodies, but being a nobody is neither here nor there when it comes to potential. Replace "programmer" with whatever skills you think are most relevant.
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