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I would say the percentage on HN is far far higher. The majority of HN are from the US/the anglosphere/wealthy western nations. A large percentage of HN are in
by lucideer 7y ago
I would say the percentage on HN is far far higher.
The majority of HN are from the US/the anglosphere/wealthy western nations. A large percentage of HN are in a profession that pays above average (engineering). A smaller but I guess not insignificant percentage are investors. HN is in no way representative of the general population.
- snowwrestler 7y agoI'm sure there are far fewer people on HN at the lower end of the global wealth scale, than in the global population. But it takes a lot of money to buy a jet. I would not be too sure that the very top of the global wealth scale is well-represented here, either. Dicking around on a web forum seems like a waste of time for someone with the means to live the life they want.
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- cmdshiftf4 7y ago>I would say the percentage on HN is far far higher. >A large percentage of HN are in a profession that pays above average (engineering) Not related. Even if you're a director at Google pulling 1m a year in, you're not buying a private jet. Or, you're not unless you're reckless. The reason HN would have a far higher audience of people who own or have access to private jets is because a bunch of tech entrepreneurs who've really made it, such as the Collisons and Drew Houston, have come through here on their ascension and some of whom are still around.