this working class solidarity sort of narrative neglects that programming is one of the few fields accepting masses of new entrants with...
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...no formal qualifications to guaranteed six-figure salaries for mostly unchallenging desk work
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sf is a shithole but it isn't impossible for tech workers in the same way it is for everyone else, and jobs of similar pay can be got in other major urban areas
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I just despise arguments/analogies that position programmers as downtrodden, fundamentally misunderstands how most americans actually live
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I lived in ny for almost a decade making anywhere from 12 to 27k depending if it was a good or bad year. compared to that, this is a joke
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I do agree tho that "everyone should code" while starting as idealistic lib nonsense now more intended to flood labor market, drive down programmer salaries
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ppl going to be in for a rude shock once they realize the next step from automating away clerical workers is automating away subpar programmers
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