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by Eridrus 3050 days ago
Software doesn't keep running indefinitely. It has a shelf life of a few decades at the most, and usually just a few years.

Programmers definitely have leverage due to scale, but lawyers also have a lot of leverage when dealing with cases that have large $$$ amounts tied to them. Traders obviously have leverage by using large quantities of capital in their trades.