> All that said, we take it for granted that we’re in an industry where people go from cold start to 6 figure salaries in 3-6 months. I’ve not aware of that ever having happened in the history of the world.
There have been plenty of trained or semi-trained labour shortages in the history of the world, with similar results.
There's multiple examples of this. Looking at Detroit's boom during post-war decade of American cars. In a bigger flash of the pan examples like the North Dakota oil fields. Where unskilled labor was in extreme demand to have 18 year olds making 6 figures.
This will always happen as long as the profits are there to sustain it. But I agree with your general sentiment, having said that, its just part of the human condition. When I attend a bitcoin/ethereum meetup most of the people there are only there for the lure of the quick buck. Not the long term technical implications/learn about the projects.
There have been plenty of trained or semi-trained labour shortages in the history of the world, with similar results.