The $50,252 Learning Curve

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The $50,252 Learning Curve

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The tech industry's most expensive learning curve visualized perfectly. When you're new to coding, you're that poor stick figure stepping on a rake for a $50,252 lesson. But after gaining experience? You're still stepping on the same expensive rake—just with more confidence and style while skateboarding down stairs.

The real skill isn't avoiding mistakes; it's making them look intentional while your AWS bill quietly bankrupts you in the background. Senior developers don't make fewer mistakes—they just know how to fall with pizzazz.

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