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Never understood how some people boil down everything to raw talent that you're born with...

I mean, sure, people have different cognitive abilities, different strengths and weaknesses, etc (like a DnD Campaign, lol)

and I can understand how people can conclude that someone is a very "talented" musician or artist because humans have been around for a long time and us humans have been into music and art for a long time...

but here's the kicker, computers have been around for less than a 100 years or so,
so how the heck can someone be a "talented" computer programmer?

no, they are SKILLED because they worked their @ss off to get good.

No one fell out of their mum being able to do that.

sure, there might be some young kids who seem to have talent for music or art, but you look at their environment, they are usually surrounded by people with the same set of skills, so they're just learning from their surrounding environment, lol

sorry for the rant, I'm kinda passionate about this topic because it's kinda sad to see people give up or not even try because they think they don't have "talent"
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
This is a quote I have lived by throughout my career. I think others might find it helpful.😷

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.