I'm sure at this point we're all sick of billionaires spewing the rags to riches narrative. Sob stories about how they all “came from nothing”. Donald Trump's “small loan of a million dollars”. Blah blah blah. You get the idea.
But I was wondering if this sort of narrative in more prevalent in tech in particular. Ever since I've decided to work in tech, all I'm hearing is these bogus success stories that can be easily debunked. How someone dropped out of school and are now currently making six figures a year thanks to working in tech. How many of them have unrelated degrees and are now working as professional programmers/developers. How all you need is “hard work and dedication.”
Is tech really that easy to get into? Can someone knowledgeable on this topic provide some insight? Or is it just your good ol' propaganda to monopolise big tech? With most of the billionaires in this world having some sort of tech background, that might be likely the case.