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The recent article edit helped: "Edited: Way too many people haven’t noticed this is satire. I’ve seen an article on Facebook claiming $100k isn’t enough to li
by otoburb 10y ago
The recent article edit helped:
"Edited: Way too many people haven’t noticed this is satire. I’ve seen an article on Facebook claiming $100k isn’t enough to live in the valley, and then another one claiming $130k isn’t enough. Then there’s another Twitter employee complaining with $160,000.
I wanted to make a hyperbolic next step to show the stupidity of those articles. There are service workers living with $10k or less. Working in tech, you should be fine with your salary. Stop complaining."
- et-al 10y agoThat's where he went wrong. You're not supposed to break character. Felt like the author focused too much numbers and not enough about the plight of not being able to buy $4 toast, jetting off to Tulum like everyone, or an ordinary dinner Atelier Crenn wrecking his budget.
- nerfhammer 10y agoNone of this changes the fact that Silicon Valley is, in fact, ludicrously expensive. Knocking someone down for alleged hypocrisy or naïvety may instill a temporary feeling of moral superiority but emphatically does not actually change that fact.