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And here I am earning $1200/mo (3 year dev xp) and considered one of the highest paid! Also living a pretty comfortable life (own house/car/heated water/AC). I
by anikdas 8y ago
And here I am earning $1200/mo (3 year dev xp) and considered one of the highest paid! Also living a pretty comfortable life (own house/car/heated water/AC).
It's pretty strange how geography affects living standard!
- NullPrefix 8y agois it a Tesla?
- anikdas 8y agoNot a Tesla but gets the job done!
- coryfklein 8y agoEDIT: the below is a stream of consciousness invoked by the parent comment, not an attempt to comment on said parent's specific situation. If I asked every person I know, "What is a comfortable life?" I don't think a single person would cite "heated water". In my circles that's as given as the air I breathe. Comments like this startle me to the reality of the insulated life I live. Similar to the 30 minutes I spent on GiveWell the other day realizing how much I take for granted things like, say, the fact that I am not at risk of dying from malaria. And yet I still struggle between the idea of buying an even bigger house vs saving the lives of hundreds of children. Whenever I recognize this mismatch between the stark reality of life on earth and my own uncaring attitude about others, I wish there was a YouTube channel I could watch that was designed to evoke sympathy in me for those less fortunate. Like maybe just documentaries about the challenges of regular life outside my bubble? Sympathy as as Service anyone?
- kaizendc 8y agoI had that same realization, that watching documentaries about the world could increase both my compassion and my gratitude. I've found this channel to be helpful towards that end: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39zufHfsuGgpLviKh297Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39zufHfsuGgpLviKh297Q DW Documentaries.
- coryfklein 8y agoThank you!