Why do Perl programmers make more money than Python programmers

[Petite Abeille]

On May 5, 2013, at 9:13 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:

> On Sun, 05 May 2013 13:58:51 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:
> 
>> In article <zrOdnZU2U6syDxvMnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d at giganews.com>,
>> Ignoramus16992 <ignoramus16992 at NOSPAM.16992.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> According to CIO.com, Python programmers make only $83,000 per year,
>>> while Perl programmers make $93,000 per year.
>> 
>> It's amazing the depths to which people are willing to sink for an extra
>> $10k per year.
> 
> Right now, I'd consider learning PHP for an extra $100 a month. Or 
> peddling my arse down at the docks for twenty cents a time, which will be 
> less embarrassing and much less painful.

I, for one, I'm glad to let the Pythonistas take the high road, while other, more, err, pragmatic types, take the dough. ching ching.