Re:The Smears Against Edward Snowden Have Begun
by mindcrime on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @12:16PM
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His lack of education is relevant because when you have at least some understanding of the depth of complex systems, it becomes very hard to imagine that a self-taught person has enough knowledge to speak competently about multiple such systems.
No it isn't. I know plenty of self-taught people who are highly skilled and understand very complex systems. In this field more than probably any other, there's less reliance on "paper" credentials and formal education and people routinely achieve high knowledge/skill levels without all the formality.
As far as I'm concerned, his high-school education, or lack thereof, is a total red herring.
No it isn't. I know plenty of self-taught people who are highly skilled and understand very complex systems. In this field more than probably any other, there's less reliance on "paper" credentials and formal education and people routinely achieve high knowledge/skill levels without all the formality.
As far as I'm concerned, his high-school education, or lack thereof, is a total red herring.