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There's going to be a lot of surplus elites shaking their heads at low 6 figure offers from non-FAANGs. I'm guessing we'll see a ex-google/ex-Facebook multi-mil

• comte7092 4y ago
  What does the phrase “surplus elites” even mean in this context? I don’t see how making a large salary as a software engineer makes one an “elite”. Is this just a clunky term for a rich person?
  • 0xBDB 4y ago
    It refers to this (not an endorsement or otherwise on my part): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_overproduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_overproduction
  • olliej 4y ago
    It means that the person making the comment is a bigot and has bought into the “coastal elite” and/or “tech elite” that conservatives use to dehumanize and delegitimize people who aren’t similarly bigoted.