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anyone pushing the “teach kids to kode” mantra in Western schools or the myth of the tech talent shortage wants this to be the case - the opinionated well paid
by cat199 8y ago
anyone pushing the “teach kids to kode” mantra in Western schools or the myth of the tech talent shortage wants this to be the case -
the opinionated well paid tech workers who have more hard skills than the managers are a political threat..
- jgh 8y agoCould you expand more on this? I'm having a hard time picturing how the 'myth of the tech talent shortage' benefits the powers that be. Doesn't it cost them more?
- gaius 8y agoIt drives down wages by attracting a glut of workers to the industry, aids with lobbying for favourable immigration policies (e.g. indentured labour) and so on. It’s not just what we call tech either; this happens all across STEM.
- sulam 8y agoIt’s failing miserably at driving down salaries.