The idea that programmers should make $200k or $300k or $400k is irrational and unsustainable, only sustained for the time being by a tiny number of massive, hy

The idea that programmers should make $200k or $300k or $400k is irrational and unsustainable, only sustained for the time being by a tiny number of massive, hyper-profitable companies and an endless stream of easy venture capital cash that allows some startups to spend their money like complete idiots. We all know that most tech workers make less than $200k as base salary, just as we know that all skilled professionals typically make less than $200k. If you took an $80k paycut and are still living a comfortable life, consider yourself lucky to have collected as much cash as you did in the previous job and maybe accept that rational, sustainable salaries are the future for most tech workers.