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I think part of it is that a builder’s work has no leverage behind it. A day of work might positively affect the 5 or so people whose house was repaired. A day
by christophilus 6y ago
I think part of it is that a builder’s work has no leverage behind it. A day of work might positively affect the 5 or so people whose house was repaired. A day of software development may impact millions of people.
- mooreds 6y agoYes, this. Compared to a lot of other building professions, software engineers have higher leverage (the same effort can benefit more people). Other careers I'd put in that same boat: * authors * artists * judges * motivational speakers The difference is that I think leverage is more diffuse for software engineers, and it doesn't require fame.