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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by christophilus on Monday October 05, 2020 @08:02AM (#24686884)
I think part of it is that a builder’s work has no leverage behind it. A day of work might positively affect the 5 or so people whose house was repaired. A day of software development may impact millions of people.
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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by mooreds on Monday October 05, 2020 @10:12AM (#24687909)
Yes, this. Compared to a lot of other building professions, software engineers have higher leverage (the same effort can benefit more people). Other careers I'd put in that same boat:

* authors * artists * judges * motivational speakers

The difference is that I think leverage is more diffuse for software engineers, and it doesn't require fame.

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