to add on to this, the entire indian education system is based around rote memorization. they don't actually have a good foundational understanding of what they're doing, they're essentially a living llm with none of the advantages. as a result, they can often parrot their way through the hiring process, having memorized just enough terminology (and maybe memorizing some programming patterns that they don't actually understand) to scam their way into a role. doesn't help that, as you alluded to, jeetcode questions can be gamed with memorization as well.
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