because Ivan Jakobović with all his profitable international inventions was working at low-level technician at high school for agriculture. Don’t worry, he is not teaching, because he never finished college.
Jakobović seems like a crank, but is this criticism really necessary? "Not finishing college" or "low-level technician" should never be reasons to put down someone. People such as Jobs (college dropout, former fruit picker), Wozniak (once a low-level engineer), Einstein (patent clerk) and others are recognized as great contributors to science and technology. Quick show of hands: How many people on HN didn't finish college or have dreary day jobs while working on something exciting or innovative on the side?
There are already many reasons to condemn Jakobović. Not having the right credentials and background shouldn't be included on the list.
> "Not finishing college" or "low-level technician" should never be reasons to put down someone.
You are completely right, education or job are not the reason to put down anyone. I wanted to point out that if someone approaches you with the biggest inventions in the century but has no credentials, you would be skeptical, wouldn't you? However, you are right, I could said that point much better.
A college degree is not really more than a vetting credential, at least not in the last 15 years. Most people I went to college with were idiots, all a degree says is that they are persistent idiots.
Jakobović seems like a crank, but is this criticism really necessary? "Not finishing college" or "low-level technician" should never be reasons to put down someone. People such as Jobs (college dropout, former fruit picker), Wozniak (once a low-level engineer), Einstein (patent clerk) and others are recognized as great contributors to science and technology. Quick show of hands: How many people on HN didn't finish college or have dreary day jobs while working on something exciting or innovative on the side?
There are already many reasons to condemn Jakobović. Not having the right credentials and background shouldn't be included on the list.