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We've had 20+ years of industry vastly outpaying academia.



This is exactly what I was thinking - when is the "bubble" for IT in general going to burst?


It has reasonably already burst a few times. At this point IT is just a reactionary part of the broader economy. IT being a leading technology experiences bubbles with in itself at as new flavors come around just like any other industry. Like in 2017 there was a huge bubble in tile work with schluter all in one systems. Any reasonable tile layer could take two weekends of classes and start making about $1000 a day installing these new tile systems in commercial buildings. Now the hype is dead most tile jobs are just as they were. There was a bubble in insurance a few years ago with Medicaid advantage plans as well.

Perhaps IT has more bubbles but on the whole comparatively salaries are falling in line with other industries.



When software stops eating the world. No one sees that date on the horizon yet.


I don't foresee technology going anywhere, no




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