I think it largely comes down to supply. Developers get paid a lot not only because digital applications make so much money, but also because there are so few c

I think it largely comes down to supply. Developers get paid a lot not only because digital applications make so much money, but also because there are so few competent developers compared to the number required. Whereas talented musicians are a dime a dozen, and we don't need all that many, because there are only so many spots on the radio. Also, I don't know if creation is worth as much as we'd like to think as it is on its own. Value comes from not from the existence of a thing, but from that thing changing hands. If you make a song and nobody hears it, is that song worth anything? If you write code and nobody uses it, is that code worth anything? There are plenty of smart people working hard to help creators get their creations in the hands of people who find it valuable.