My point I was trying to make is probably such an outlier that it is hyperbole. So you are probably right. I would guess John Carmack would get paid the same w

My point I was trying to make is probably such an outlier that it is hyperbole. So you are probably right. I would guess John Carmack would get paid the same whether he lived in a small hut in Estonia or if he lived in SF. I don't think thats true for the person building a web app for a local company to sell knitted socks.