> This still doesn't make it fair.

You're not taking into account the thousands of hours people have to put in to learning how to program. That's real work and sacrifice. It's not unfair that that investment pays off.

But those people got the chance to do it. They got the lucky direction.

They got the smarts, the parents who read to them, etc.

Maybe, maybe not (I know I didn't have all of those things). It's undeniable they had to work hard to become good programmers though.