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0 pointsconfidantlake2y ago0 comments

This is a bad thing for devs in much of the world. It is trying to replace them with cheaper overseas ones.

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falcor842y ago· 2 in thread

I suppose you're technically correct about this being a "bad thing" for us personally in the short term. But why should there be a moat? If devs elsewhere can indeed do the same quality of work, why should our salaries be kept artificially high?

Stretching this to the limit, it would be a "good thing" for me if there was a law saying that I specifically should be paid more than all others of equal skill, but (even if I could somehow lobby to legislate that) I think I would prefer to compete on my own merits rather than artificial limitations.

varispeed2y ago

> why should our salaries be kept artificially high?

Because why would anyone in the west invest in education if employers are going to look for talent overseas where it is relatively cheap? Take on that student debt only to find you'll have poor chance repaying it, because the available jobs won't provide for the living you were looking for.

This is essentially "dumping".

falcor842y ago

School prices in the West have made no sense in decades. If I can learn equally well in the East and have access to the same job prospects (and that's the question), why not sign up for their programs?

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ayewo2y ago

People have been saying this about outsourcing for nearly 2 decades now.

Particularly after the publication of The World is Flat [1].

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Is_Flat

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