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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by malvosenior on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:48PM (#19089680)
> This still doesn't make it fair.

You're not taking into account the thousands of hours people have to put in to learning how to program. That's real work and sacrifice. It's not unfair that that investment pays off.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by sigi45 on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @03:32AM (#19093622)
But those people got the chance to do it. They got the lucky direction.

They got the smarts, the parents who read to them, etc.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by malvosenior on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @09:25AM (#19095226)
Maybe, maybe not (I know I didn't have all of those things). It's undeniable they had to work hard to become good programmers though.
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