u/InTheDarkDancing wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I don't know how to debate this and don't think it's a valuable debate for 99% of people on the sub. It seems you're saying that Hack Reactor/App Academy are more likely to work in FAANG five years down the road than Codesmith, who flame out in run-of-the-mill SWE jobs making a p
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I totally understand how my view here could come across elitist or disconnected for not just the average but most people.
The reason is that inequality is a huge problem in the US. People who are starting off lower almost never make socioeconomic jumps to catch up to the people who start off higher. And the above argument is a reason why. A kid born to millionaires expects to make a "measley" $200K as a fallback in case they fail out in life. Whereas someone born in the lowest income bracket might dream of having a stable job and making 60K.
To address inequality I'm pushing people to all have the same expectations and trying to create paths for people to make the jump even if they don't see a path themselves or have the confidence they can do it.