I should emphasize that I'm not trying to comment on fairness, one way or another. I'm pointing out that location-agnostic salaries are often trading one segme

I should emphasize that I'm not trying to comment on fairness, one way or another. I'm pointing out that location-agnostic salaries are often trading one segment of the global talent pool for another, since what I've seen in practice is more like "everyone gets paid 80% of a Bay Area salary".