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The Tower of Hanoi!

Can anyone comment on the credibility of this article?

This is not a credible news source.

I think part of the problem is reputation points. People are so competitive for no reason about having the best answer that they're fine writing nasty notes about the next person's comment. I'm almost wary when I see an applicant with high SO reputation. It's like, you probably had to walk over a lot of people to get this.

My point is that I don't think he's given any advice that isn't painfully common sense. "Choose the path you think will be best for you." I read more intellectually stimulating bullsh*t on the back of a kumbucha bottle at lunch.

But mix in the letters M, I and T and people suddenly think he's tall engineer Confucious. We as the tech community need to think really carefully about who we choose to idolize and what that says about us.

My point is that I don't think he's given any advice that isn't painfully common sense. "Choose the path you think will be best for you." I read more intellectually stimulating bullsh*t on the back of a kumbucha bottle at lunch.

But mix in the letters M, I and T and people suddenly think he's tall engineer Confucious. People need to think about who they idolize and what it says about them.

Lol. You're right.

This is the stuff we really need to fix together as a community. This article says next to nothing but name drops a couple prestigious companies and universities? I don't want to value things of little substanance simply because they feel elite.

What have I gained from reading this other than learn that the author is a high achieving person? I'm a software engineer in my late twenties in America. I would guess this blog is geared toward people like me, yet the author seems comedically unaware that very few, remarkably close to zero people, have opportunities like pursuing a PhD at MIT. So you chose MIT... I think most people would have. This is just a self congratulatory story with a cheap facade of wisdom.