I see two phenomenon explained with the same cause here. One is high salaries in tech, and other is very broadly "how to be successful". For the first one, I t

I see two phenomenon explained with the same cause here. One is high salaries in tech, and other is very broadly "how to be successful". For the first one, I think it is very simply explained by offer and demand, amongst others. For the second one, I like the Luck Surface Area [1] mental model better. I kind of like the concept of liquidity of skills, but honestly I don't think it explains what the author claims. [1] https://www.codusoperandi.com/posts/increasing-your-luck-surface-area https://www.codusoperandi.com/posts/increasing-your-luck-sur...