Yes, I wouldn't want to survive on 25% of my salary, also I don't need to. I still can work as a programmer, just not for companies which are DIRECTLY competing

Yes, I wouldn't want to survive on 25% of my salary, also I don't need to. I still can work as a programmer, just not for companies which are DIRECTLY competing. It's not like I can't work as a programmer whatsoever. Also if I had job offer from competitor, my current employer would need to pay me 50% of my pay, I could still find another job (even with better salary) AND still receive that 50%. It's non-compete, not "no work for you".