Comment by lesuorac
13 days ago
> They throw themselves into various pieces of work that don’t make money ... better screenreader support
Truth hurts lol.
This I think is where Capitalism is at odds with a lot of people's intrinsic values. Accessibility unarguable improves people's lives and many people are in software to make the world better but yeah if you want to make as much money (or maybe just more money) doesn't mean working on even a useful item; just a much demanded one.
I worked at a company that makes machines reading books/press/whatever to people with impaired vision (or altogether blind).
It wasn't the best paid job, but the satisfaction when you can talk with someone who uses your product daily for obvious life improvement beats any cozy bank job.
This is a huge underdeveloped market BTW, and as the populations worldwide age it's only going to be more and more important.
That is why laws like the ADA exist: to give companies a financial incentive to make their products accessible.
https://x.com/ben_el_baz/status/1908063819966067048
Corollary : This is also the reason why people (i.e. Wall Street) who are close to / handle the money earn more money. Drinking straight from the firehose.
This line triggered me a bit, but later on they do give examples of how accessibility can be profitable. I think "not getting huge fines" due to (very important) laws, is a great example.