[jusonchan81]

Ok, probably you and I are talking about different things.

But on your point, what's the root cause of this issue? Why do people hire people with outsized compensations when the other option is empirically proven?

[coderintherye]

If you read the article I linked you to, it answers that very question.

You can use archive.is to read it if you don't have a WSJ subscription: https://archive.is/bkDCO