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> I'm well aware I'm in a very privileged position This is indeed a very privileged position. Most people need to pay rent, buy food, save for retirement, pay

• pc86 7y ago
  In what possible way could you have read pfranz's comment to think they don't need to save for retirement or buy food?
  • malvosenior 7y ago
    People who need to do those things can't just leave a company because their politics don't align with it.
    • jdnenej 7y ago
      Because they were not living below their means like the comment said. Either because they make only just enough money to survive or they spend it on luxurys
      • malvosenior 7y ago
        Yes, most people make just enough money to survive.
        • jdnenej 7y ago
          Do they really? It seems that most people have enough money that they can afford expensive phones regularly and to drive cars. They amount of luxury people consider the bare minimum to survive is quite high now.
          • malvosenior 7y ago
            You can look at employment statistics yourself and see that most people barely make any money at all.
          • pc86 7y ago
            Most people here (HN) overspend to a ridiculous degree and pretend that $200k/yr cash comp "isn't that much." Most people in the US live paycheck to paycheck and make price-sensitive decisions on things like food and rent.
• pfranz 7y ago
  I'm trying to figure out what you're trying to add here. I have to do all of those things, I'm in that privileged position partly because I've made it a long term priority at the expense of other things. I don't fault people who aren't in my position, but I encourage them to do the same. The reason was never politics, but being beholden to a job because of disagreements with your boss, the work you're assigned, or being beholden to specific benefits like health insurance. I see so many people who are miserable because they're forced to do things they don't want. They're not even properly compensated because they can't say no.
  • malvosenior 7y ago
    I'm responding to this from your comment: > I try hard not to assume or expect this from others, but I very strongly encourage it. While I personally agree with you that living below your means and having a safety buffer to tell your workplace to fuck off is a great idea. I think it doesn't take most people's reality into account. You and I can do that because we make enough money that "living below our means" is a possibility. For the vast majority of people, that's not an option.
    • pfranz 7y ago
      Perhaps I just worded it poorly. I encourage people to make the long-term decision to live below their means so they're not put in that kind of a position. I'm sympathetic to their short-term position and very supportive of changing their long-term position.