This isn't a prediction about the future per se, not in the sense of "hey there's a recession, hey there's AI, hey there's X... programmers beware!" Rather, th

This isn't a prediction about the future per se, not in the sense of "hey there's a recession, hey there's AI, hey there's X... programmers beware!" Rather, this is saying "we cannot think of a logical reason why programmers are paid as much as they are in comparison to other skilled fields, thus it is possible we're living in a salary bubble, and it makes sense for programmers to save as much money as possible."