As a developer myself i hear this so often. Yes, it's (probably) your job on the line as well, BUT everybody nowadays can be a developer.
Maybe, don't call it developer. Everybody nowadays can built some software that fulfills some need (or just for fun). It's actually something good, isn't it?
Would you mind, if you could suddenly, over night, be a carpenter, a watch maker or glassblower?
Would you mind, if you could suddenly, over night, be a carpenter, a watch maker or glassblower?