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Eh, it depends. Would you rather have an 80 percent chance to make 75k per year, or a 10 percent chance to make 1 million per year? That's what I thought. E
by rhino42 15y ago
Eh, it depends. Would you rather have an 80 percent chance to make 75k per year, or a 10 percent chance to make 1 million per year? That's what I thought.
Engineering and software development are fields where you can consistently make very respectable wages. Risk aversion is a factor, after all...
- spindritf 15y ago> Would you rather have an 80 percent chance to make 75k per year, or a 10 percent chance to make 1 million per year? 60k or 100k? Maybe my perspective will change with age but I'd bat for the million.
- rhino42 15y agoHaha, guess I didn't account for selection bias. I just asked a risk aversion question to a group of people who are considering startups (and thus very risk-tolerant). Go figure!