I can imagine going from $350k to $500k being not nearly as big a deal as going from $30k to $80k.

Mario Giambanco - Hopefully SpaceX's LEO satellite constellation will fix that, in the not too-distant future.

That depends on the employer. Many employers do not exclude based on lack of a degree. Notably included among them is SpaceX.

One will require a degree to be a mechanical engineer, or an electrical engineer, etc -- but it is absolutely, demonstrably, objectively, empirically NOT the case that a software engineer absolutely requires a degree. We know this for certain because there are many, many people with software engineering jobs who do not have university degrees: https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/no-degree-required/ Also, "distracted"? Huh?

So ... 3 years later, is this a thing yet?