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Where do you get the assumption from that Carmack knows people that fulfil these minimum requirements?

I would bet he doesn't or at least thinks the minimum requirements are overkill, otherwise why would he make a remark like he did?

The point is that when a legend like Carmack doesn't make the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS maybe there is something wrong with the requirements.

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> "Where do you get the assumption from that Carmack knows people that fulfil these minimum requirements?"

The top names in any given field tend to know each other (it's a pretty small group and they network) and most of them got their degrees and other qualifications the traditional way. As for why he made the remark, IMO it's a self-deprecating joke about his being an outlier.

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