> He doesn't say valuable, he says it matters more.
What does that mean? How are these words different in this context?
> Didn't the pandemic show that those jobs that matter aren't well paid?
What the… how in the world did you derive this from the pandemic? Seems like the phrase “essential worker” confused you. The people who were allowed to keep working in person were those that were essential in the short term to provide everyday services, that’s it. This says nothing about whether software developers matter more or less, since 99% of software developers kept working anyway.
But anyway, this argument is moving the goal posts — the original article was saying that you’ll get paid more for them.
> BTW The median salary in the NBA in 2021/22 is $4,347,600, so NBA > Tech
I think this is basically true when comparing individuals. Any one of the 450 players in the nba bring more enjoyment and meaning to the average persons life than the median software developer does. (Though obviously if you compare the entire tech industry to the nba, then tech will win out.)
Like I said, in the pandemic the work of hospital and grocery staff mattered but these jobs aren't valuable because they are heavily underpaid.
If they would have stopped working matters would have got way worse.
This isn't true for 99% of software developers and 100% of athletes.
Some athletes on the other are overpaid and their sport doesn't really matter.
Didn't the pandemic show that those jobs that matter aren't well paid?
BTW The median salary in the NBA in 2021/22 is $4,347,600, so NBA > Tech