I know the above is not a popular opinion and grating to many, but I have to agree. My job as a SWE is just reinventing wheels and tackling problems that are no

I know the above is not a popular opinion and grating to many, but I have to agree. My job as a SWE is just reinventing wheels and tackling problems that are not worth solving. I’m paid 7 figures (thanks to stock appreciation) to invent more efficient ways to shovel ads and infiltrate users’ privacy. Meanwhile basic science researchers languish as impecunious precariat. Even a humdrum poet devoid of creativity working a dead end service job is more meritorious than I.