>Are you telling me that there aren't developers out there who have thousands or even millions of times greater impact than an average coder? “Socialism never

>Are you telling me that there aren't developers out there who have thousands or even millions of times greater impact than an average coder? “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” Slightly off-topic, but your statement is the programmer's equivalent to that. We all want to be the developer that is a million of times more important (and end up making huge sums of money/having a worldwide impact/whatever). This argument appeals to the ego of a lot of people here I think. Though maybe I'm just projecting.