It's a problem, but more subtle than that, more systemic, because as others have said there is much value in recruiters too. But systemically it's become an int

It's a problem, but more subtle than that, more systemic, because as others have said there is much value in recruiters too. But systemically it's become an international trade in a commodity (programmers). Obviously this is not confined to programmers, but it's a particular flavor of this very large and fluid international business climate. I think it shifts much long term risk from businesses to the developer, and in addition provides little social and financial stability for the player with the least to start with, and their communities. Of course, there advantages, not to disparage those, I have benefited from it, recruiters can be pretty damn good at what they do. I just think that the problems outweigh those.