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Post by Muromec »

frgturpwd wrote: post #177
fragmede wrote: post #72

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No it hasn't. It wasn't until money got involved that anything computers were lucrative. Before there was Airbnb there was the Internet of Couchsurfing.org, where people did things for free out of the kindness of their hearts and for fun. That world is long gone, replaced by OnlyFans and Amazon, cos we all got rent to pay. IBM was the big evil and Apple was the upstart and free and open standards and open source were…

If things were so good then, how did they lead to Now?

The other people, it's always the other people

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Post by matheusmoreira »

OhSoHumble wrote: post #99
dzonga wrote: post #48

I don't know if I should feel sad or laugh at the pain at the same time lol. what a wonderful way to reflect reality for a good population of devs. you can hack the game i.e real life 1. live in a cheaper location 2. do things that don't scale & do the ugly work that naturally extends your runway, you don't need to apply to YC remember the median Pay in the US - is 61800 based on ADP the largest payroll provider. so…

It actually really hurt when I pulled up the page. It's why I'm trying to bootstrap my own software company off of my savings. I'm aiming for 85k (or there abouts) after a few years of earning nothing. But I can't help but feel like a failure because distribution and convincing people to use my software is extremely difficult. I don't want to go back to the tech industry but at the same time I don't know if I have it…

> yeah, I'm still working on my but I have 0 - 10 users

That hit pretty hard...

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Post by matheusmoreira »

djaro wrote: post #175
20after4 wrote: post #118

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Cost of living has risen dramatically everywhere. Unless you live in a small town in a poor state like I do then 85K sounds pretty bad. That's barely above the poverty line at this point.

The median household income in the US is like 83K, which means half of all households survive with less than that. And most households have two earners. Even New York City has a median household income of ~80K. Half of all households in NYC survive on that.

Nobody wants to just "survive" though. We want to live.

Re: FAANG Simulator

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Post by dzonga »

aliteraryhigh wrote: post #92
dzonga wrote: post #48

I don't know if I should feel sad or laugh at the pain at the same time lol. what a wonderful way to reflect reality for a good population of devs. you can hack the game i.e real life 1. live in a cheaper location 2. do things that don't scale & do the ugly work that naturally extends your runway, you don't need to apply to YC remember the median Pay in the US - is 61800 based on ADP the largest payroll provider. so…

The last 2 statements are so far from reality it's insane. I live in the south/the midwest (depending on who you ask) in an okay-sized city, I was a SWE making $85k/year gross and struggling to cover housing and bills, and I got laid off when the company "eliminated my position".

85K via independent means. not salary.

once you get to 85K whether via consulting, your own apps etc - you don't get laid off in case I wasn't clear.

Re: FAANG Simulator

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Post by froh »

make3 wrote: post #162
Sidio wrote: post #149

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Your second point is so bizarre. You're complaining hardworking immigrants make you look bad because you don't work as hard?

Yes, exactly this. Migrant workers, under the threat of being deported if they don't work enough, obviously can be forced to accept much worse work conditions and work-life balance.

yes! this enslavement mode is exactly the idea of those driving current policies.

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Post by dzonga »

UncleOxidant wrote: post #129
dzonga wrote: post #48

I don't know if I should feel sad or laugh at the pain at the same time lol. what a wonderful way to reflect reality for a good population of devs. you can hack the game i.e real life 1. live in a cheaper location 2. do things that don't scale & do the ugly work that naturally extends your runway, you don't need to apply to YC remember the median Pay in the US - is 61800 based on ADP the largest payroll provider. so…

> you will never get laid off. Please explain this assertion.

85K via independent means. not salary.

once you get to 85K whether via consulting, your own apps etc - you don't get laid off in case I wasn't clear.

my apologies for not being clear enough.

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