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I don't know why you have this misguided idea that being a software developer is as big of a jump from the median as being in the richest 0.1% is from being a s

I don't know why you have this misguided idea that being a software developer is as big of a jump from the median as being in the richest 0.1% is from being a software developer. Having started at the very bottom of the economic ladder, I can tell you that it's really not that different. 60+ hour weeks can really mess with your health, no matter what you're doing. I definitely have different injuries than I had when I did intense physical work. But working more than 40 hours is still not healthy. You're trading pulled muscles and joint stress for carpel tunnel syndrome and cardiovascular disease.

geodel 8y ago
Misguided? Someone who is earning >80K is in richest 1% of the world population.
- jniedrauer 8y ago
  In the United States, the median household income is over 60k. Income is not the same thing as wealth. I will say that there is a significant reduction in stress and jump in wellbeing between 30k and 40k. Beyond that, there is very little actual difference. As my income increases, all it does is reduce my time until retirement.
  - coldtea 8y ago
    >the median household income is over 60k Household income is not the same as one person's wage. The media household income includes tons of couples where both are working. And while "income is not the same thing as wealth", still making 80k in income (not wealth) puts you at the top 13%. You get into 1% of USA is 300K. As for the world, 80K (net) income put you at 0.1% globally. http://graphics.wsj.com/what-percent/ http://graphics.wsj.com/what-percent/
    - chillwaves 8y ago
      So they will have high net worth when they die prematurely due to stress and poor lifestyle.
      - coldtea 8y ago
        Yeah, "prematurely" as in a good 2-3 decades later, and in much cushier positions, that people working their bones out every day in the developing work or working class jobs in the first world, making 1/50 to 1/5 the money.

geodel 8y ago

Misguided? Someone who is earning >80K is in richest 1% of the world population.

jniedrauer 8y ago
In the United States, the median household income is over 60k. Income is not the same thing as wealth. I will say that there is a significant reduction in stress and jump in wellbeing between 30k and 40k. Beyond that, there is very little actual difference. As my income increases, all it does is reduce my time until retirement.
- coldtea 8y ago
  >the median household income is over 60k Household income is not the same as one person's wage. The media household income includes tons of couples where both are working. And while "income is not the same thing as wealth", still making 80k in income (not wealth) puts you at the top 13%. You get into 1% of USA is 300K. As for the world, 80K (net) income put you at 0.1% globally. http://graphics.wsj.com/what-percent/ http://graphics.wsj.com/what-percent/
  - chillwaves 8y ago
    So they will have high net worth when they die prematurely due to stress and poor lifestyle.
    - coldtea 8y ago
      Yeah, "prematurely" as in a good 2-3 decades later, and in much cushier positions, that people working their bones out every day in the developing work or working class jobs in the first world, making 1/50 to 1/5 the money.