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> is to act as a minimum level legitimizer for those willing to acknowledge a lack of experience

True, but there are a lot of bullshit certifications out there that either 1.) vastly over project the actual knowledge people glean from it (CISSP and friends) or 2.) are unrecognized to the point that they're useless.

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The certs aren't bullshit, it's how they are used by companies that makes them appear to be bullshit.

What logically follows from my grandparent post is that people who can demonstrate vast experience shouldn't be asked to hold beginner certs. But companies do this all the time. It perpetuates a false impression that a beginner cert is actually aligned with advanced knowledge, which sets up people to complain about "bullshit certs" on internet forums.

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