> absolutely certain what else do you expect people to do? give up and preemptively go back to university for massive debt and become a doctor? get into long h

> absolutely certain what else do you expect people to do? give up and preemptively go back to university for massive debt and become a doctor? get into long haul trucking? Programming is and was a great job for a middle class lifestyle, needing only smarts and nothing else. No connections, social skills, even location wouldn't hold you back that much. No, a lot of people will ride the train all the way down.