programmers perform labor tho, and rely on physical supply chains (computers, data centers, networks, keyboards, chairs, screens) to do their labor.
programmers also cannot operate without collaboration and cannot bring their labor to market for a return without payment processing, publishers, distribution networks and marketing.
outside of this construct from the person you’re responding to; programmers are the probably the most modern adaptation of labor aristocracy.
this means that, yes, they’re working class and are just and interdependent like everyone else is in the working class; but they don’t align themselves with the working class and instead chose to align themselves with the ruling class.
i think that’s why the person you’re responding to classifies them a “first estate” because the french revolution had these estates and this person is trying to draw a parallel to that revolution.
programmers perform labor tho, and rely on physical supply chains (computers, data centers, networks, keyboards, chairs, screens) to do their labor.
programmers also cannot operate without collaboration and cannot bring their labor to market for a return without payment processing, publishers, distribution networks and marketing.
outside of this construct from the person you’re responding to; programmers are the probably the most modern adaptation of labor aristocracy.
this means that, yes, they’re working class and are just and interdependent like everyone else is in the working class; but they don’t align themselves with the working class and instead chose to align themselves with the ruling class.
i think that’s why the person you’re responding to classifies them a “first estate” because the french revolution had these estates and this person is trying to draw a parallel to that revolution.