Programming is inherently hierarchical profession, because it's one of the few that progresses by automating itself. Therefore it will never be "democratized" (

Programming is inherently hierarchical profession, because it's one of the few that progresses by automating itself. Therefore it will never be "democratized" (by this the author means equality). At the bottom of the pyramid sit the Excel-handlers and people who "program" a few lines of pre-made templates. At this level programming is similar to a GUI, a language that appeals to intuitions of everyday life so that it can be approachable to everyone. But as you go up the hierarchy of building things-that-build-things, the wealth is increasingly concentrated. At the top sit the 1% Gurus whose job cannot be automated away, and who can command the whole economy with their choices. You can't fight this hierarchy with "nocode" toys, it takes work