Yeah, and I think that's the interesting divide to me: I did receive a formal education, and even a Master's, in CS.
Despite that, there's very little difference between myself and another developer who has no formal education at all.
I guess I always thought of myself as a white-collar worker because of that, and this whole discussion is making me re-evaluate that. Not that the distinction is super important obviously, or that I think of myself as "better than", but I always thought of my peers as attorneys and people in finance, not construction workers.
Despite that, there's very little difference between myself and another developer who has no formal education at all.
I guess I always thought of myself as a white-collar worker because of that, and this whole discussion is making me re-evaluate that. Not that the distinction is super important obviously, or that I think of myself as "better than", but I always thought of my peers as attorneys and people in finance, not construction workers.