> But the folks here are almost exclusively students or in the top 4-5% of income nationally. Just to pick on this, as HN is an international forum; I doubt th

> But the folks here are almost exclusively students or in the top 4-5% of income nationally. Just to pick on this, as HN is an international forum; I doubt this holds true much outside of the US. For example, in many European countries an average teacher enjoys a higher salary than an average programmer.