He must be seriously depressed by his daily routine to miss the point of programming by that much - it's a creative discipline that allows you to bring somethin

He must be seriously depressed by his daily routine to miss the point of programming by that much - it's a creative discipline that allows you to bring something to life - no cheers needed. If you want cheers though, present your salary or income numbers to people in other professions. Only being a stock broker allows you to earn more money, you can even freely decide the price most of the times (and within reaonsable limits and your competition), since your clients are unlikely to be able to estimate the technical efforts behind.