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I wonder what the person you're responding to considers high paid. It might have been super easy to get a well paying developer role or IT role when tech companies were running on investments instead of profits but nowadays most top earners are there by merit and not by chance. Demonizing an entire industry of people for trying to earn a living wage seems like exactly what oligarchs would like to happen.

Regarding talent, I've interviewed hundreds of engineers for roles that typically require 10+ years of experience and growth and I'll say that talent is pretty rare. I wish I could say that for every coveted highly paid position there is American talent that's rising through the ranks but that's simply not true. We're forced to lean on global flex resources whether we like it or not. I used to have a poor opinion of middle eastern engineers' talent since a lot of their graduates clearly come from certification mills but India is becoming a powerhouse for IT talent.