$400,000/yr in SV is peasant wage. One slip on the career ladder, and you'll be shooting up smack in a tent city like everyone else over there. In a country w

$400,000/yr in SV is peasant wage. One slip on the career ladder, and you'll be shooting up smack in a tent city like everyone else over there. In a country where most people live like kings, why is everyone so determined to become a peasant?