The only thing stopping me from doing any of those things is my own lack of interest in doing them. Likewise, the only thing stopping other people from programming is their own lack of interest.
Could I be the "best" architect ever? Probably not. I can't be the best programmer ever, either, but that's never stopped me from programming. A person doesn't have to be in the top 0.0001% to do something successfully.
If you're going to have a shit attitude, then you're probably right, and you're a loser and you'll never do anything.
> The only thing stopping me from doing any of those things is my own lack of interest in doing them.
That's some powerful positive thinking you've got going on there.
You obviously have no idea the work and training involved in some of the examples I gave (fighter pilot, F1 driver.)
Yeah, maybe you could spend the next 4 years getting a degree in civil engineering and maybe you'd be good at that one, if you're already an engineer of some type. But that was just a random example I chose. There's plenty of other fields where you do not have aptitude.
I'm not saying you have to be in the top 0.0001% to count. My point is that of all the things you can do, you have varying aptitudes for all of them.
And whether you accept it or not, there are some things out there that you are going to be completely worthless at. That's just reality. Everybody's great at some things, and shit at others.
Some people are shit at programming. Some people are shit at football. Some people are shit at painting. Nobody's good at everything -- despite what some overly romantic biographies about historical figures might have you believe.
> If you're going to have a shit attitude, then you're probably right, and you're a loser and you'll never do anything.
Nice ad hominem, buddy.
I don't have a shit attitude, I'm a realist. I think everybody's probably good at some things. Some people unfortunately never find what those are, or they don't pursue them, which is sad.
But not everybody can play the piano. Yeah everybody can memorize how to play "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" or "Chopsticks". But that doesn't really count as playing the piano, unless you're defining your standards so low that a cat can play the piano.
Likewise, some people are never going to be able to program beyond following rote instructions -- which, IMHO, doesn't really count.
But unlike some people, I don't see that as a bad thing. It's just how it is.
The only thing stopping me from doing any of those things is my own lack of interest in doing them. Likewise, the only thing stopping other people from programming is their own lack of interest.
Could I be the "best" architect ever? Probably not. I can't be the best programmer ever, either, but that's never stopped me from programming. A person doesn't have to be in the top 0.0001% to do something successfully.
If you're going to have a shit attitude, then you're probably right, and you're a loser and you'll never do anything.