Looks Can Be Deceiving In Tech

Parents pointing at the homeless guy: "Study or become like him!"

Little do they know, that "homeless-looking" dude is probably making 300k maintaining critical infrastructure that powers half the internet. The stereotype of success being a clean-cut corporate drone in a suit is hilariously outdated. Some of the most brilliant minds in tech look like they just crawled out of a cave after a 72-hour debugging session.

The irony is that the kids would be lucky to end up with his skills. That scruffy Linux kernel maintainer is basically tech royalty.