> You're very unlikely reaching $500k+/yr by avoiding LC compared to how trivial it is to reach once you accept it. I wouldn't say it's "trivial". It may feel

> You're very unlikely reaching $500k+/yr by avoiding LC compared to how trivial it is to reach once you accept it. I wouldn't say it's "trivial". It may feel that way once you've made it and been promoted up the ranks, but outside of that bubble I see a lot of people who have failed out of multiple attempts at FAANG interviews (despite practicing LC), burned out of FAANG jobs after a couple years, moved away from cities with those salaries (not every place offers remote work), or simply been unable to get through the promotion process to reach the upper ranks. Don't get me wrong: Practicing LC and grinding at FAANG is a remarkably easy way to reach $500K/yr salary compared to other options, but we need to stop pretending like it's automatic or easy. It's still hard and requires some degree of sacrifice/luck/location to get there.