Academia can mean a lot of things, some of which have obvious parallels to industry. He may deserve a pedestal in some respects, and I'd listen to him too, but it should be tempered.
Re:John Carmack Leaves Meta
by UniverseHacker on Monday December 19, 2022 @07:49AM
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Academia is about writing papers in the same way industry is about writing ad copy…. You have to do the project before you write a paper about it.
Academic experience writing papers vs actual industry experience to the point of creating new technologies and new markets almost by himself are definitely not equivalent.
So, as much as I would be a bit judgemental about academics opinions, I would definitely listen to Carmack.