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Apples and oranges. You would like a home from 1969. You would like the salary saved from 1969.

• astrange 3y ago
  > You would like a home from 1969. As I live in California, I've seen 'em. They're not all Eichlers. > You would like the salary saved from 1969. A tech worker makes more than 5 times the median 2023 personal income and their industry didn't exist then, so I mean, I wouldn't even if I could afford the house in Palo Alto. And you wouldn't want to say this to a racial minority or even someone in Appalachia.
  • intended 3y ago
    You’ve kinda proven the point. The argument made was cherry picking. Here again - You’ve used the most highly paid subset of workers. In any other nation, and in other industries in America - Tech workers dont get paid that much.
    • astrange 3y ago
      I used the subset that has me in it.
• jcparkyn 3y ago
  >You would like a home from 1969 The average floor area per person (in the US) has roughly doubled since 1969. Not the most reliable source, but from skimming census data it seems to correlate: https://supplychenmanagement.com/2018/07/15/average-house-size/ https://supplychenmanagement.com/2018/07/15/average-house-si.... I'm personally not much a fan of large houses, but most people are.