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It's worth noting that the writer of this piece isn't a New York Times employee; she's an author doing a guest spot. It seems unlikely that the typical NYT jou
by tomjakubowski 10y ago
It's worth noting that the writer of this piece isn't a New York Times employee; she's an author doing a guest spot. It seems unlikely that the typical NYT journalist lives a similar life.
- nitrogen 10y agoIt seems that at least a few journalists at the top end of their profession do make "rich" level money, based on an article I seem to remember reading about one such journalist making over $200k and realizing he was out of touch with most people. But certainly it doesn't seem common.
- agentgt 10y agoYes it is very similar to another guest spot writer who wrote about retiring in Manhattan: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/opinion/sunday/for-a-long-life-retire-to-manhattan.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/opinion/sunday/for-a-long-... HN Comments here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12429693 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12429693 Specifically my comment on the guest writer being fairly privileged: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12433360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12433360 ...You know cause everyone can easily retire to Manhattan...