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Left tackles have always been paid way more, because their job is more important. If a front-side pass rusher gets free, the QB can try to get rid of the ball faster. If it's the backside, there isn't much they can do.
It's much more important that the pass rusher gets free in the first place, and the best way to avoid that is good protection all over the line. There's no sense in going all in on the LT position if it means the rest of the line sucks.