"we don't understand why programmers are paid so well" I think we do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_cris

"we don't understand why programmers are paid so well" I think we do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_crisis Demand never stops (at least never did in the last 50 years). If some demand was met with programming supply it ends that specific demand, but creates new demands in return. AI won't change that btw. Now if you excuse me, I have to copypaste stackoverflow answers into my code so I can sell that as senior architectural consultancy work...