[nick_kline]

The 10x class here are not 10x programmers - they have 10x or more the reach because they can be a celebrity/leader on a platform that reaches vastly more people. But the other side of that is the very few people will be able to command much attention, 1 in 100k or something. They will suck up tons of money and the network affect of being able to reach thousands of people at once will suck ever more money to them. As people lose their jobs from increasing automation, the somehow lacking in clear conclusion article says more income will go to these kind of incredible-reach people.

[Ancapistani]

Further down in the article, the author applies the concept specifically to software engineers.

[hinkley]

If I only have 10 coworkers, how much does it matter if someone is capable of reaching 10 times as many people as I can? That might be 8 vs 10, instead of 8 versus 80.

[segmondy]

Just the same way a celebrity can reach millions. A programmer can reach millions via software.