It's fascinating seeing this take on Hackernews of all places. I'm probably one of the most mercenary programmers you'll meet but this take is cynical even to m

It's fascinating seeing this take on Hackernews of all places. I'm probably one of the most mercenary programmers you'll meet but this take is cynical even to me. If you have a skill that you use professionally and get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to do, maybe you should cultivate and maintain it, idk. You'll probably get paid more and work less if you know what you're doing as opposed to being yet another disposable I'll handle the business side guy.