You are going to get priced out of the best AI coding tools (2025)

Post by relaxing » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC

necovek wrote: post #74

relaxing wrote: post #70

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That iphone is not 5x more. Furthermore, who in IT is paying 3% on shoes? Even if you’re the hypebeast buying $1200 Balenciagas, I don’t see how the math works out.

That iPhone is 15x more (I don't know the exact price, sorry)? Same order of magnitude. 3% of your monthly salary for $200-$500 shoes (I see plenty amateur runners getting carbon sole shoes in this price range, for instance), when you could get a pair for less than $50.

Ok I don’t know who’s running around talking about their monthly compensation or what that has to do with billionaires but sure, I see your math now.

Post by necovek » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC

relaxing wrote: post #91

necovek wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That iPhone is 15x more (I don't know the exact price, sorry)? Same order of magnitude. 3% of your monthly salary for $200-$500 shoes (I see plenty amateur runners getting carbon sole shoes in this price range, for instance), when you could get a pair for less than $50.

Ok I don’t know who’s running around talking about their monthly compensation or what that has to do with billionaires but sure, I see your math now.

Thanks you for adding a slight to your "understanding" statement. You can try figuring out the point I was making (wealth is relative, even "commoners" like us overspend from someone else's perspective).

I would say most of Europe talks and thinks in monthly (and even net after-tax salary), so hopefully that helps in the future when someone does not adapt to US gross annual salary figures for you.

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