Those of us who are, perhaps, a little older remember a time when 'getting into' any sort of field the relied on a compiler generally came with a lot of self st

Those of us who are, perhaps, a little older remember a time when 'getting into' any sort of field the relied on a compiler generally came with a lot of self study, little or no money, certainly no social status but an awful lot of scorn. Before there was a 'revenge of the nerds' there was a state worth seeking vengeance from. It's not right, clever or productive but it's not hard to see how complaining about the social hurdles, to an incumbent demographic who were largely ostracized by same, isn't likely to engender much sympathy. That being said barriers to entry should be lower for _everybody_.