I don't really see this as particularly constructive. 250K a year is a lot to be certain but, it's hardly "1%" pay. If you work hard and join a large company like MSFT, Google, Apple, etc. you have potential to make this. It's not that uncommon in the software development world.

Besides, why the violin? He isn't bemoaning his decision. He seem happy about it. He may be speaking to all the young recent graduates that are gunning for a role like his. I enjoyed the post.