Academy of Sciences of Heroesland

And where did you work? At a research institute?

No, but many of my friends are techies (including those who work at the infamous rocket center research institute), and none of them have ever complained about their salary.

Honestly, you seem like a rather gloomy pessimist. Or you just don't understand anything. Your arguments could be attributed to the reasoning of an average person from ten years ago. You're outdated.