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Capital is upset with how much STEM workers have to be paid these days. It wants cut throat competition for your jobs, not programmers who need to be induced in
by pydry 5y ago
Capital is upset with how much STEM workers have to be paid these days. It wants cut throat competition for your jobs, not programmers who need to be induced into turning up to work with a free sushi bar.
It's not just about training people for STEM either, anything that gets people into the profession has money thrown at it. Another example: https://www.gawker.com/mark-zuckerbergs-self-serving-immigration-crusade-484912430 https://www.gawker.com/mark-zuckerbergs-self-serving-immigra...
It pairs well with politicians' desires to sell a viable route into the middle class. It's easy to roll money into nonprofits for this type of thing and claim tax deductions, so it's win/win/win.