Your comments imply that the only jobs for BS/BA's are cubicle jobs! Cubicle jobs are actually in the minority (even if I do have one - I didn't need a degree to get it). Her achievement is remarkable because of her lack of formal education.
Perhaps you should consider that the ability to make billions (or even the relatively paltry millions) in this type of person is because of something they have regardless of education. They'd have it whether they completed third grade or have a PhD. No formal education would wash it out of them, no formal education can instill it.
Most of us will never achieve greatness of any sort (if we did they'd have to elevate the requirements for greatness, wouldn't they) regardless of our education. A good tertiary education, however, improves income opportunities, it is a proven fact (Google for income levels by education level for the proof if you want).
All that said, having a PhD isn't a guarantee you'll be wealthy and being a high school drop out isn't a guarantee to send you to jail - but that would be the way I'd bet.
BTW: I think enough of the device that I purchased one. I am also following the C-One project in the hopes it will be available for consumer level users (rather than developer) real soon now. The C-One is really impressive and makes the C64DTV look like a toy (wait, the C64DTV IS a toy!).
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Your comments imply that the only jobs for BS/BA's are cubicle jobs! Cubicle jobs are actually in the minority (even if I do have one - I didn't need a degree to get it). Her achievement is remarkable because of her lack of formal education.
Perhaps you should consider that the ability to make billions (or even the relatively paltry millions) in this type of person is because of something they have regardless of education. They'd have it whether they completed third grade or have a PhD. No formal education would wash it out of them, no formal education can instill it.
Most of us will never achieve greatness of any sort (if we did they'd have to elevate the requirements for greatness, wouldn't they) regardless of our education. A good tertiary education, however, improves income opportunities, it is a proven fact (Google for income levels by education level for the proof if you want).
All that said, having a PhD isn't a guarantee you'll be wealthy and being a high school drop out isn't a guarantee to send you to jail - but that would be the way I'd bet.
BTW: I think enough of the device that I purchased one. I am also following the C-One project in the hopes it will be available for consumer level users (rather than developer) real soon now. The C-One is really impressive and makes the C64DTV look like a toy (wait, the C64DTV IS a toy!).
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