Programmers Should Plan for Lower Pay?
&gt; Given how poorly we understand this<p>&gt; Summary: we don&#x27;t understand why programmers are paid so well<p>Who&#x27;s &quot;we&quot;?<p>&gt; Programmers are paid surprisingly well given how much work it is to become one<p>It&#x27;s <i>a lot</i> of work to become a good software engineer, and also requires certain talents and traits that not everyone has (just like doctors and lawyers).<p>&gt; When I compare it to how I started programming right out of college, making more money for 40hr weeks and no on-call, I feel embarrassed.<p>I think this type of sentiment is toxic among engineers. You shouldn&#x27;t feel embarrassed for charging market rates for the work you do, in fact you should be proud of yourself for making a good living with honest intellectual labor.<p>&gt; I think we should treat collapse as a real possibility<p>I see exactly zero reasons in this text justifying this conclusion.<p>&gt; Compensation appears to be proportional to the level of sacrifice<p>This is a simplistic and profoundly incorrect view of economics and world in general, this is not how the world works.