[alexophile]

So I strongly believe in public schooling and the importance of education access for everyone, but I think this piece glosses over a few important links in the chain of events that lead to his success.

1) His father has a phd from MIT and founded a semiconductor manufacturer when DJ was 12, then went on to later become a VC.

2) The community college in question is De Anza College in Cupertino. This isn't just some random school that gave him the education to enter the previously unapproachable world of tech, Steve Wozniak went there.

We're still a long way from decoupling education and class. I think it's good that this case is being made, we just need to be more realistic when we talk about the successes we're seeing.

[jczhang]

Wow, yeah, he certainly made it sound like CC got him there in a more significant way.