You're not being paid for what you do. The high salary is for who you're doing it for. It's conscience money. There's nothing special or challenging about the

You're not being paid for what you do. The high salary is for who you're doing it for. It's conscience money. There's nothing special or challenging about the programming or system design problem you'd find at a company like Facebook. The unwritten rule is, we'll pay you generously so long as you surrender your dignity and ethics at the door. You'll be working on exciting, cutting edge products to; - divide society - stoke envy and vanity - spread disinformation - drive young women to madness and suicide - manipulate politics - sell people stuff they don't need and can't afford - yadda yadda yadda... > Is it a lot? That really depends on what sort of person you are.