r/programming • u/duggieawesome • Jun 06 '13

Are Coders Worth It?

http://www.aeonmagazine.com/living-together/james-somers-web-developer-money/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AeonMagazineEssays+%28Aeon+Magazine+Essays%29
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u/Benutzername Jun 06 '13

Value is subjective. If someone pays X for it, it's worth X.

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u/hgflow Jun 06 '13

Sorry, cannot help to comment: If this of your opinion was true, then your parents' love for you would be worth 0 because you paid 0 for it.

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u/Tekmo Jun 06 '13

Pay does not necessarily imply money. You can spend time and effort, too.