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what is the relevance of working in Silicon Valley?

• prepend 5y ago
  I think GP thinks it is more polite than saying “I’m so rich, I don’t even know if I get paid.” But I don’t think so and seems pretty cringy.
  • ljm 5y ago
    There was a post written a while ago by someone saying what it was like to be poor when they got their first job in SV. One of the exact points was that they had colleagues who didn't really mind if they missed a couple of months of salary... they wouldn't notice as they had no need to look. Just like GP. It was totally incomprehensible for her, as someone who had to live paycheck to paycheck. My only real response to this kind of humblebrag is... good for you!?
    • CRConrad 5y ago
      > My only real response to this kind of humblebrag "Humble"?
    • prepend 5y ago
      Yeah, I’m not offended or anything. Good for GGP and whatnot, just trying to explain. It was funny working with some people who didn’t really need the money. It was/is always an alien concept for me. We had a cool startup we were working with and they were in “stealth mode” for two years without any revenue or funding, just working without any income. Must be nice.
• CRConrad 5y ago
  (Semi-)Obliquely bragging about how much one is paid, AFAICS.