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by pbourke 1756 days ago
> You’ll NEVER get rich by working for someone else

Counterpoint: I know many people who have done just that. If you want to define "rich" as hundreds of millions of dollars, sure - start your own business. Otherwise, a few million and retiring before age 50 is a pretty good outcome and I have seen multiple software engineers do that, even before the most recent explosion in compensation.