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.
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.
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...