> They’ve officially become Expert Beginners, and they’re ready to entrench themselves into some niche in an organization and collect a huge paycheck because no one around them, including them, realizes that they can do a lot better.

I think article is a bit naive. Nerds love learning for sake of it, but that is not usual. In what way the Expert Beginner could do better? Collect even bigger pay check? Or do less work for the same salary? Being N times better developer does not usually bring N times more rewards.