"Addition, subtraction, that's about it" Yeah right, Bill Gates! Writing your first computer program at 13 to play tick-tack-toe...
I completely see where theses genuises are coming from however, these innovative skills are in high demand in today's constantly evolving high tech world.
Watching this, I'm wishing my brain operated in the way where such an idea wouldn't be so out of reach. As Gates comments on our education sytem, our economy, our world state, as weakend- it all ties back to the solution of fixing our academic foundation and empowering it to be the best.
Money is such an issue. Even if someone has the burning curiousity to delve deep into life and teach oneself, they could very well shy away from taking the leap because a college education and further down the line, grad school, overwhelms one with debt.
Most of the time, men are born with this unnatural intelligence and it can't even be taught to a fresh slate. Sure, powerhouses and businesses can try to create little minions that are 1/3 the level of their own tech savy skill.
The mention of the causal work enviroment in the article: "working at a deep-pocketed tech company, where employees get free food, work barefoot and skateboard around the office." reminded me of the offices shown in "The Social Network" and "Friends with Benefits" in which case, life would be unreal and I would say, sign me up.
I get that these creators are trying to inspire, and I support their mission to teach things that the school system overlooks, such as the useful knowledge of decoding- however not everyone, and I speak for myself when I say this, is born with the understandign and ability to go into that field.
I believe it's like Art- you're born with a skill level. Anyone can create and imporve with practice, but it takes a true, born artist with talent to create masterpieces and turn it into a career.
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