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I don't understand. What practical effect does its devaluation have? In whose eyes does it devalue? Are you worried it's going to cause your salary to decrease?

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I don't make a salary. I'm just blowing off some steam here, I am a game developer by trade and I've watched my non-technical peers succeed at getting their designs made half a dozen times simply through this political manipulation of programmers. It's insane that it works and incredibly frustrating to me to watch it happen over and over.

So you're in a position to actually write about it. Start your own blog and lead by example.

I can understand your frustration. Given the ready supply of programmers who want to make games, the games industry seems to take advantage of programers to a degree that other places don't and can't.

That said, I'm not sure that your suggestion would really make a difference. It might be more useful to educate folks on the realities of that industry. Those realities that might make the craft unenjoyable aren't programming's fault.

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