[johngalt]

I don't agree with the premise. But if you do believe that the future of programming will be commoditized workers making peanuts, then you would want to position yourself ahead of that curve. Be the guy who is putting together teams of low paid offshore programmers to take on the whales who have high margins/salaries.

Anytime you feel that the future will be X, while the present is Z, you should focus on being Y.

[insoluble]

The basic idea here is that arguing with reality is counter-productive. To be effective, one should embrace those changes that cannot be avoided.