At this point, not even the biggest technophobes can deny that the world runs on computers. Take that away and not only would most of us be helpless little babies, several global systems would collapse. In short, despite the fact that AI is doing its best to make things difficult, programmers are a vital resource that we simply can't do without.
Anybody who pursues this line of work (or even does it as a hobby) realizes that the whole thing is a heck of a lot more complicated than turning it off and on again when the screen freezes. If that isn't worth celebrating with a few memes, I don't know what is. Luckily, coders, developers, and programmers around the world love nothing more than memeing about their responsibilities. It's nice to know that the people behind how so much of our life functions are big on having a sense of humor.