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I understand and agree with the egalitarian spirit of your post, but... 1) Housing in the vast majority of the US is inexpensive. Paying $3000 for a tiny room

by ocb 10y ago

I understand and agree with the egalitarian spirit of your post, but... 1) Housing in the vast majority of the US is inexpensive. Paying $3000 for a tiny room is something that pretty much only happens in SF proper and Manhattan. 2) Crime, quality of public schools, etc. are all completely dependent on where you live. As economically unfair as it is, software developer salaries in most of the country are high enough to place you firmly into the middle/upper-middle class, which means that you can afford to live where it's safe and schools are good. It's morally questionable but American software developers are paid enough that they can for the most part ignore the systemic economic issues that plague the US.

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justinlardinois 10y ago
> American software developers are paid enough that they can for the most part ignore the systemic economic issues that plague the US. We could use a heaping reminder of this every time an argument about social issues comes up on HN.
SerLava 10y ago
>1) Housing in the vast majority of the US is inexpensive. Paying $3000 for a tiny room is something that pretty much only happens in SF proper and Manhattan. HN is such a weird place. I can't believe the number of posts, comments, and job posts where you have to dig deep, deep down to figure out where the heck it's talking about. And the answer ends up being "Well obviously San Francisco, California." It's the default here.