On the one hand, the starving serf living in crushing poverty doesn't have much opportunity to get out of serfdom. On the other hand, an obviously talented you

On the one hand, the starving serf living in crushing poverty doesn't have much opportunity to get out of serfdom. On the other hand, an obviously talented young developer who is starving in Silicon Valley may need to take an internship that pays $80K+ per year. I'm not seeing the parallels.