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> but the top 1% make like 35k a year on average, and everyone else makes peanuts or zero

Where do you get that idea from?

They are probably talking about freelance. Not mentioned was that the top 0.1% are ones that make 200 to 500k.

Also no mention of starting a testing business? No mention of cyber security jobs?

There was a mention, testing businesses and cybersecurity jobs all pay less than software engineering businesses or jobs.