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by ayewo 2071 days ago
That's a fascinating take but not strange at all since modern-day equivalents still exist in highly-skilled occupations like CPU design.

Perhaps a comparable example would be an executive with a technical background: Jim Keller has highly sought-after skills desired by chip makers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keller_(engineer)