> The main point I want to make is that you, dear reader, are almost certainly in the top category of computer skills, level 3. In the United States, only 5% of the population has these high computer skills. In Australia and the UK 6% are at this level; in Canada and across Northern Europe the number increases to 7%; Singapore and Japan are even better with a level-3 percentage of 8%.
> Overall, people with strong technology skills make up a 5–8% sliver of their country’s population, whatever rich country they may be coming from.
> You can do it; 92%–95% of the population can’t.
A lot of smart people price themselves too low because they're simply being kind. I'm one of these. It is worth remembering that, as a HN reader, self-selected for such content and community, you may also be too kind.
> The main point I want to make is that you, dear reader, are almost certainly in the top category of computer skills, level 3. In the United States, only 5% of the population has these high computer skills. In Australia and the UK 6% are at this level; in Canada and across Northern Europe the number increases to 7%; Singapore and Japan are even better with a level-3 percentage of 8%.
> Overall, people with strong technology skills make up a 5–8% sliver of their country’s population, whatever rich country they may be coming from.
> You can do it; 92%–95% of the population can’t.
A lot of smart people price themselves too low because they're simply being kind. I'm one of these. It is worth remembering that, as a HN reader, self-selected for such content and community, you may also be too kind.