We might as well be brain surgeons. Software is everywhere. It manages life and safety critical things for millions (billions?) of people every day. So much of

We might as well be brain surgeons. Software is everywhere. It manages life and safety critical things for millions (billions?) of people every day. So much of everything that goes on at every level is affected by software. Software is also unique in that one engineer's work output can be sold, at near zero cost, to a billion people in theory. That isn't actually true but you get the idea. Software Engineer is just a new professional class. Its value proposition is high and it turns out a relatively small number of people have the mental model and aptitude to be really good at it.