Programming "pays"

So you're learning programming to make a ton of money? Bad news for you - programmers are expected to work for free, even if "it is one of the most highly regarded libre software games out there." Meanwhile artists still get paid per art piece:
https://i.imgur.com/qD763pY.png
https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,10109.0.html

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The saying goes "He who pays, prays."
The way you quoted it doesn't make any sense