[antisthenes]

It's already near impossible for people not from top tech schools.

I don't know what generation you are, but for millenials, the 2008 crisis was a real doozy. Anecdotally, only maybe 20-30% of my cohort found stable, well paying full-time jobs in the 10-12 years since that recession.

Many of them put their life plans on hold due to not being able afford things that a family generally requires.

So the "future" is already here. And has been for about a decade.

[sleepybrett]

I think you are in a hell of a bubble. I've worked at several large companies over the years and would have to say that many of the engineers i've worked with have all come from vastly different backgrounds. I've certainly worked with some people with very impressive academic credentials but the majority do not.. and that could mean an engineering degree from a run of the mill school, a degree in an unrelated field or no academic credentials at all.

[antisthenes]

I'm in a bubble because my group of friends is more diverse than just tech engineers?

What a weird peak HN comment.