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If it weren’t for the internet I’d be back home making an average $20,000/year. Instead I’m in SF on an SF salary. Hell, without the internet I wouldn’t even h

by Swizec 7y ago

If it weren’t for the internet I’d be back home making an average $20,000/year. Instead I’m in SF on an SF salary. Hell, without the internet I wouldn’t even have known it’s possible to get here. Both physically and in mindset. qed

Toine 7y ago
Are you happy ?
- rock_hard 7y ago
  I am in in the same situation and am very, very happy! I was so depressed before I came to Silicon Valley...it took years of therapy to overcome that
notzuck 7y ago
Same story here but that alone doesn't mean anything. Just because it worked out well for me that doesn't mean anything. I watch as my Grandad gets told to go online to pay his bill by the gas company and he has no clue what to do, then he gets letters from debt collection agencies because it's too hard to figure out how to pay using another method. This kind of thing also happens to lower class poor people in the UK. Some level of phone or internet savvy is assumed for many services now. Side note: I'm in a hotel room right now overlooking San Fran as the morning traffic starts to pick up. It really is a shit-hole city.
TeMPOraL 7y ago
What are the costs of living back home for you? For instance, $20k/year is a very decent upper-middle class salary in Poland.
- Swizec 7y ago
  In Slovenia we have a joke: A German and a Slovenian talk about life and work. The German says, "You know, life's pretty good. I make 5k a month, send my kids to school, put 2k in my mortgage, spend 1k on groceries, and there's plenty left over" And the Slovenian says "Wow that's cool. What happens with the other 2k?" "Oh we don't ask that in Germany. It's impolite" So the SLovenian goes "Ah that's nice. We got it good in Slovenia too. I make 2k a month, send my kids to school, put 1.5k in my mortgage, 1k for groceries, and still got enough for a 500 payment on my Audi" "Wait ... where's the extra 1k coming from?" "We don't ask that in Slovenia. It's impolite"
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tuesdayrain 7y ago
I taught myself how to program through the internet, which is the only reason I have a job right now. The internet also let me discover cryptocurrencies which is the only reason I have a house at a young age. As far as I'm concerned it's an objective fact that the internet helps motivated people multiply their wealth in ways that were not possible prior to its creation.

by Swizec 7y ago

Toine 7y ago

Are you happy ?

rock_hard 7y ago
I am in in the same situation and am very, very happy! I was so depressed before I came to Silicon Valley...it took years of therapy to overcome that

notzuck 7y ago

Same story here but that alone doesn't mean anything. Just because it worked out well for me that doesn't mean anything. I watch as my Grandad gets told to go online to pay his bill by the gas company and he has no clue what to do, then he gets letters from debt collection agencies because it's too hard to figure out how to pay using another method. This kind of thing also happens to lower class poor people in the UK. Some level of phone or internet savvy is assumed for many services now. Side note: I'm in a hotel room right now overlooking San Fran as the morning traffic starts to pick up. It really is a shit-hole city.

TeMPOraL 7y ago

What are the costs of living back home for you? For instance, $20k/year is a very decent upper-middle class salary in Poland.

Swizec 7y ago
In Slovenia we have a joke: A German and a Slovenian talk about life and work. The German says, "You know, life's pretty good. I make 5k a month, send my kids to school, put 2k in my mortgage, spend 1k on groceries, and there's plenty left over" And the Slovenian says "Wow that's cool. What happens with the other 2k?" "Oh we don't ask that in Germany. It's impolite" So the SLovenian goes "Ah that's nice. We got it good in Slovenia too. I make 2k a month, send my kids to school, put 1.5k in my mortgage, 1k for groceries, and still got enough for a 500 payment on my Audi" "Wait ... where's the extra 1k coming from?" "We don't ask that in Slovenia. It's impolite"
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tuesdayrain 7y ago

I taught myself how to program through the internet, which is the only reason I have a job right now. The internet also let me discover cryptocurrencies which is the only reason I have a house at a young age. As far as I'm concerned it's an objective fact that the internet helps motivated people multiply their wealth in ways that were not possible prior to its creation.