Comment by smsm42

I went into it way before I knew how well it would pay - in fact, back then (and there) it paid ok, but nothing like "unicorns" and Google's seven figure salaries were even remotely something you could conceptualize, let alone think it'd be reality someday. It's lucky in the US it pays really well, but I'd likely be doing it anyway if it paid less well. Don't generalize that readily and broadly.