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by jeffreyrogers 2943 days ago
It's not really open to anyone. You have to be pretty smart to do well in IT. Not a genius by any means, but definitely in the top half of the IQ distribution.
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And it applies to other fields in the so called 'knowledge economy' as well. How many people in a given developed country really can actively participate because they have the required aptitude, geographical luck and resources for education? 30- 40%?

The Atlantic addressed this in an article a while ago. Just waving away the disenfranchisement of large parts of the population because they're unable to work mentally tasking jobs erodes human worth.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/07/the-war...