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by david-gpu 561 days ago
You raise good points. Looking at the statistics, the average doctor has significantly better compensation than the average code jockey. Most programmers won't ever get a job at $TrendyCorp, as you point out.

> Not every developer gets to work on Sora, Quantum AI chip, or CUDA source code.

> For the very vast majority, it is facing stupid PMs, MBA bosses, daily standups, and getting fired with no fault of your own.

Those two are not mutually incompatible. I saw examples of all of that while working at outwardly glamorous companies. Thankfully I didn't experience any of that personally.

> Programming is crazy cool, but the profession of Software Engineering is not always that cool.

You could say the same about medicine. It is a tough stressful job for most.