I agree with you on the fact that most "influencers" are prone to the Survivorship bias, thinking their path is like a recipe to get the Golden Goose.
While most are honnest and do it to give back to the community (while still making some money), you might have touched a sore point for some of them. It reminds me the YouTube videos of so-called millionaires who live the "vanlife," and say that's the next level in existence.
Don't get me wrong. If you live that life and enjoy it, that's cool, but don't tell me it's the ultimate mindset to get rich.
I'm a bit skeptical on the "free time," though. Being ultra-busy so that you cannot or do not want to have some open-source projects is not a proof of anything, to me. I think the GitHub profile can be good, especially for junior devs who do not have much to write in their CV.
If a recruiter judges candidates according to this criterion only (whether it's good or bad for him/her), like making assumptions based on public activities, I don't think it's a good approach.
Besides, having free time is not necessarily bad in itself. Some people are well-organized.
I agree with you on the fact that most "influencers" are prone to the Survivorship bias, thinking their path is like a recipe to get the Golden Goose.
While most are honnest and do it to give back to the community (while still making some money), you might have touched a sore point for some of them. It reminds me the YouTube videos of so-called millionaires who live the "vanlife," and say that's the next level in existence.
Don't get me wrong. If you live that life and enjoy it, that's cool, but don't tell me it's the ultimate mindset to get rich.
I'm a bit skeptical on the "free time," though. Being ultra-busy so that you cannot or do not want to have some open-source projects is not a proof of anything, to me. I think the GitHub profile can be good, especially for junior devs who do not have much to write in their CV.
If a recruiter judges candidates according to this criterion only (whether it's good or bad for him/her), like making assumptions based on public activities, I don't think it's a good approach.
Besides, having free time is not necessarily bad in itself. Some people are well-organized.
+1 jmau11 :)