> You’ll NEVER get rich by working for someone else Counterpoint: I know many people who have done just that. If you want to define "rich" as hundreds of milli

> You’ll NEVER get rich by working for someone else Counterpoint: I know many people who have done just that. If you want to define "rich" as hundreds of millions of dollars, sure - start your own business. Otherwise, a few million and retiring before age 50 is a pretty good outcome and I have seen multiple software engineers do that, even before the most recent explosion in compensation.