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Most people would bother with this because they are not in the position to quit a $500k/year job and brag about it everywhere. Most people don't subscribe to ex
by sky_rw 7y ago
Most people would bother with this because they are not in the position to quit a $500k/year job and brag about it everywhere. Most people don't subscribe to existential nihilism and need to pay their bills so they can feed their children and afford better living conditions. Surely this career advice applies to them as much as to elitist coastal software engineers. In all the spare time you have not chasing meaningless and temporary satisfaction, maybe try developing some humility and empathy.
- craigsmansion 7y agoIf you literally have problems feeding your children, you might want to change employers, or, if opportunities are that slim where you are, change field of endeavour completely. If you don't mean it literally, there's no reason to conjure up an "elite" spectre and create a false argument against that to engage with the gp.
- DVassallo 7y agoObviously money/status matters a lot, but only up to a certain point. Are you able to feed your children right now? Are you paying your bills? If yes, how does getting a raise help with that? You can’t feed your children twice. My point is that we sometimes keep chasing these external rewards without knowing how much is enough. It’s hard to find lasting satisfaction when nothing is ever enough.