> technology companies wage war on one another for top prospects by doling out six-figure salaries First, how far does a "six figure" salary go when living wi

> technology companies wage war on one another for top prospects by doling out six-figure salaries First, how far does a "six figure" salary go when living within commuting distance of a job in Silicon Valley? Can such a job buy a house, two late model cars, and support a wife and family, at at least a moderately high standard of living, while saving for emergencies, education for the kids, and retirement? Right, I thought not. Second, early in my career in a hot job market, my annual salary was a little over six times what a new, high end Camaro cost. And where I was living the cost of living was not especially high. So, to do that now, say, a Camaro for $50,000, would need $300,000 a year plus another 100% for Silicon Valley, $600,000 year, plus more for higher Federal taxes now, plus more for higher California taxes, entry level, non-management. Are people getting that in Silicon Valley? I thought not. Third, Silicon Valley is still the HQ of H1-B fraud, right? I thought so. Fourth, in a successful startup, other than founders and a few of the early employees, how many of the employees ever see any significant financial gain from their stock? Only a tiny fraction? Thought so. Fifth, what's this stuff about "talent"? Can that be measured by SAT scores, college grades in computer science, good projects in computing successfully completed, a world class research university Ph.D. in applied math with published work in nearly all of the topics in data science? Will HR even look at such things? I thought not. Instead they want why manhole covers are round? And they want skills -- Linux, Java, Python, etc., to hack code, 100 hours a week, on a laptop, at a folding table, in a big room, with all the tables packed with other coders? I thought so. Question: Why does the NYT publish such absurd, misleading, potentially harmful propaganda?