I think the reason that the pay gap is so large compared to other industries is that programming itself is such a low-level skill - similar to reading, writing, or math - and it has a very poor distribution within society.
In centuries past, those who could read or perform basic math were given great rewards for low-level skills; one of the most privileged of them all were the Scribes of Ancient Rome, Scribes became a member of the royal court and were exempt from both taxation and physical labor; this was the case despite that just a couple of hundred miles away Socrates demonstrated that even an uneducated slave child could teach themself math without much effort or help. How did society's relationship with reading, writing, and math recently change? Universal public education, this practice made sure that all young children could learn literature and math and this education made these skills more defuse in our society; this turned the Scribes of ancient history into modern-day librarians. Universal public education didn't make everyone literary or math geniuses, but it did make some and it also collectively raised all of our standards of living.
So, why is the market for programming jobs in its current state despite the fact that it is simple for a child to teach themself these skills?
It is because very few choose the path of programming of their own volition; the only people that do pursue programming it usually happened to be that they were exposed to it through their personal life outside of their education. The solution to bridging this gap is to include programming in our children's education which will make the skill of programming more defuse in society. This will not make everyone extreme programmers, but it will make some and it also will collectively raise all of our standards of living.
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Programmers think they are smart and their field is high educational because they are well rewarded and praised by others; this was also the case for the Scribes, but, in retrospect, all that they could do was read well.
The answer to your question will come in the form of the beliefs of our future generations; personally, I think that most of them will regard us just like we regard Scribes. The worst of us they might compare to the worst of the Scribes who hoarded their wealth and power for greed instead of trying to educate the public and move society forward with their generosity.
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I think the reason that the pay gap is so large compared to other industries is that programming itself is such a low-level skill - similar to reading, writing, or math - and it has a very poor distribution within society.
In centuries past, those who could read or perform basic math were given great rewards for low-level skills; one of the most privileged of them all were the Scribes of Ancient Rome, Scribes became a member of the royal court and were exempt from both taxation and physical labor; this was the case despite that just a couple of hundred miles away Socrates demonstrated that even an uneducated slave child could teach themself math without much effort or help. How did society's relationship with reading, writing, and math recently change? Universal public education, this practice made sure that all young children could learn literature and math and this education made these skills more defuse in our society; this turned the Scribes of ancient history into modern-day librarians. Universal public education didn't make everyone literary or math geniuses, but it did make some and it also collectively raised all of our standards of living.
So, why is the market for programming jobs in its current state despite the fact that it is simple for a child to teach themself these skills?
It is because very few choose the path of programming of their own volition; the only people that do pursue programming it usually happened to be that they were exposed to it through their personal life outside of their education. The solution to bridging this gap is to include programming in our children's education which will make the skill of programming more defuse in society. This will not make everyone extreme programmers, but it will make some and it also will collectively raise all of our standards of living.
P.S.
Programmers think they are smart and their field is high educational because they are well rewarded and praised by others; this was also the case for the Scribes, but, in retrospect, all that they could do was read well.
The answer to your question will come in the form of the beliefs of our future generations; personally, I think that most of them will regard us just like we regard Scribes. The worst of us they might compare to the worst of the Scribes who hoarded their wealth and power for greed instead of trying to educate the public and move society forward with their generosity.