Cope. you literally said "All you needed in the past is ~average IQ" and then claim you didn't make a "blanket statement." Do you bother to understand the meaning of words buddy? Perhaps you should learn some algorithms and data structures and basic logic before you retort to ad hominem attacks that are clearly due to getting constantly rejected at interviews.

Yes, that's all you need. But that statement doesn't imply anything about the skills of the people, just the skills required to pass the interview.

The fact that you don't understand implies to me that you're close to the bottom of that threshold.

And I'm already wealthy and pseudo-retired from writing >million lines of code for a successfully exited startup, thanks

Oh, sorry, I made a mistake talking to such a successful person like yourself, you wrote a million lines of code and you're wealthy! Wow, you seem like really secure and confident person Adam, retorting to self-praise when the topic at line has nothing to do with personal achievement. You sound like a real cool person to hang out with, must be nice to constantly hear about your "successfully exited startup"! I can only wish I had such a rich, successful friend like yourself.

Your brain doesn't work well. Re-read your post, you made a blanket statement "all you need" and claim that doesn't mean blanket statement. Ontop of the fact your original post implies all FAANG engineers suck (sorry, just because you add that it's from your experience doesn't change the meaning), you seem not to really have a logical brain.

But what can one expect from someone whose rich, you have other things to worry about, not use logic or reasoning!

Kids, stop fighting. It's the weekend. Go outside and play.

Good idea, thanks :-)