I don't understand the self-loathing that is so popular these days. Somehow we've convinced a generation of perfectly decent human beings that they are "exploi

I don't understand the self-loathing that is so popular these days. Somehow we've convinced a generation of perfectly decent human beings that they are "exploiting" the weak and that their "privilege" is oppressing the rest of the world, just by going about their business. You're a programmer. Maybe you're decent, maybe you're not. It is VERY unlikely that the "millions and millions" of "infinitely more talented" Eastern European/Indian/Chinese programmers you mention actually exist. And even if they did, there are many societal and economic reasons besides "US Immigration Laws" that would prevent them from coming here and taking your job for an order of magnitude less money.