I said people who are middle aged and not paid what they are worth are pathetic.
So what you're saying is that you work for less than you are worth.
Can I ask you why you feel the desire to go work at a job where you are paid LESS than you are worth? There are plenty of programming jobs available for smart people in the 200k+/year category, which is what a real professional in any other industry makes.
You are either fundamentally misunderstanding my message, or are a complete and utter tool.
I don't think programmers are really worth more as they age. Experience lets you add more value to a point (probably around 10 years), but lots of young programmers are equally if not more productive. Many are willfully ignorant of "business" concerns and make terrible managers.
It's not a scalable career for most people.
Making $200k+/yr is not especially hard in high cost of living markets, but it's also not a lot of money there. In New York, 22-year-old Analysts at Goldman make ~125k all-in and most live in crappy studio apartments.
So what you're saying is that you work for less than you are worth.
Can I ask you why you feel the desire to go work at a job where you are paid LESS than you are worth? There are plenty of programming jobs available for smart people in the 200k+/year category, which is what a real professional in any other industry makes.
You are either fundamentally misunderstanding my message, or are a complete and utter tool.