> Oracle makes millions, but is it because of their amazing devs?

Meaning? If it's because of their sales people, they are making a good salary as well.

> Doctors don't make millions, is it because saving human life is not valuable?

As you pointed out, we don't value them enough. People nowadays prefer to spend their time thinking TikTok/Twitter/GitHub... so that's where the moneys goes.

> Not to mention Lebron James actually ships. Indeed, he plays the matches he is paid for. And doesn't cry on TV the coffee is not good enough in the stadium.

It's not about shiping. It's about selling. Sad, but true.

I don't understand. You complain about coworkers getting high pay and complaining while not producing any value. Do you think a downturn and potentially getting fired will educate them in this matters and getting less pay will make them solve actual problems?

Re: Oracle, yes actually it is due to amazing devs. OCI paid FAANG salaries so they could get FAANG talent. Now they're the only cloud provider with robust growth in their cloud products