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To me this is more complicated than a one sentence tweet. Are you a software engineer? Sure, you can be whoever you want to be and it doesn't really matter because the Dunning Kruger Effect is much more important to understand. https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2017/01/24/the-dunning-kruger-effect-shows-why-some-people-think-theyre-great-even-when-their-work-is-terrible/ More dense original paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780123855220000056 It's not so much that "aha you ARE an imposter!" but a rejection of people who are at that initial peak of Dunning Kruger and have no idea whatsoever how far they have to go. Like - I did a bootcamp, I'm as capable as a mid level and senior engineer is peak Dunning Kruger. Codesmith grads and Codesmith leaders you should read about this. Helping you realize what you don't know yet is a step towards overcoming that initial peak of misalignment in Dunning Kruger and is not gatekeeping, it's the exact opposite.