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How many of these literature readers can't write? Not write well, can't write at all. How many can't take a video? Not take a good video, but take one at all.

How many of these literature readers can't write? Not write well, can't write at all. How many can't take a video? Not take a good video, but take one at all. But you can use a computer without knowing how to create for it _at all_.

21 8y ago
Not sure what your point is. Coding is significantly harder than writing or pressing two buttons on a video camera, which is also visible in salaries - basic journalist vs. basic camera operator vs. basic coder
- walshemj 8y ago
  Well the UK Day rate for a Camera Operator (labour only) is around £420 for TV and £600 for film - which compares quite well for the contractor rates - and you wont fall foul or IR 35. Journalists your right - there is a lot of young people who have the dream of being the next woodwood and Bernstein - and so news paper publishers take advantage.
  - 21 8y ago
    > TV cameraman Joel Shippey: 'although a seasoned cameraman can earn between £300 and £400 a day, you'll only be earning the minimum wage for the first few years. I was doing jobs for free when I began' > "You have to be very sure you want to do it because it involves years of long hours, challenging conditions and low pay." https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/mar/12/how-become-tv-cameraman https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/mar/12/how-become-tv-... I doubt there are minimum wage software developers.
    - walshemj 8y ago
      Well you don't start as an operator and also it helps to have connections unfortunately
UncleEntity 8y ago
Countless people can drive a car but have no clue how to change a tire. If they get stuck in the wilderness during a blizzard their life is in serious peril but most people are just "you really don't know how to change a tire?" And most computer usage is creating tons of valuable information to feed into the googlebrain.

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How many of these literature readers can't write? Not write well, can't write at all. How many can't take a video? Not take a good video, but take one at all.

by curuinor 8y ago

21 8y ago
Not sure what your point is. Coding is significantly harder than writing or pressing two buttons on a video camera, which is also visible in salaries - basic journalist vs. basic camera operator vs. basic coder
- walshemj 8y ago
  Well the UK Day rate for a Camera Operator (labour only) is around £420 for TV and £600 for film - which compares quite well for the contractor rates - and you wont fall foul or IR 35. Journalists your right - there is a lot of young people who have the dream of being the next woodwood and Bernstein - and so news paper publishers take advantage.
  - 21 8y ago
    > TV cameraman Joel Shippey: 'although a seasoned cameraman can earn between £300 and £400 a day, you'll only be earning the minimum wage for the first few years. I was doing jobs for free when I began' > "You have to be very sure you want to do it because it involves years of long hours, challenging conditions and low pay." https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/mar/12/how-become-tv-cameraman https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/mar/12/how-become-tv-... I doubt there are minimum wage software developers.
    - walshemj 8y ago
      Well you don't start as an operator and also it helps to have connections unfortunately
UncleEntity 8y ago
Countless people can drive a car but have no clue how to change a tire. If they get stuck in the wilderness during a blizzard their life is in serious peril but most people are just "you really don't know how to change a tire?" And most computer usage is creating tons of valuable information to feed into the googlebrain.