Orcocracy [comrade/them]

Not only is this an out of touch and irresponsible expectation to put on high school kids, but if FOSS was nothing but a box ticking exercise for unpaid child labour, then the proportion of abandoned and unfinished projects would be worse than it is for Netflix Originals.

Professional training courses and certifications: all scams.

Expecting people to do unpaid spec work when they’re 16: not scams.

Five years of experience straight out of finishing a four year bachelor’s degree means that you need to start grinding for your career when you’re still a high school kid. To put it extremely politely: this is an unrealistic expectation.