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Interesting. Coming from a rather poor background (refugee) i was lucky enough to not experience this in tech. I do notice a disconnect in perspective and prio
by domano 5y ago
Interesting. Coming from a rather poor background (refugee) i was lucky enough to not experience this in tech.
I do notice a disconnect in perspective and priorities though. Also i live in europe, where this is maybe a tad different.
- kstenerud 5y agoI live in Europe now, and it's far less pronounced here. Americans seem much more status and class conscious.
- Grustaf 5y agoI'd say the difference is that Americans are obsessed with money, and they think you need to flaunt it just because you have it. The idea of having a rusty old beater car, let alone bike to work, if you're rich just baffles them. Status and class here is much more subtle, you often can't tell from the way a person dresses (at least at first glance) and what he drives if he's a billionaire or secretary.
- Aeolun 5y agoI think the pay difference in Europe is much lower. There’s also a ton of not quite poor, but certainly not rich people.