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I still don't make as much as I did in advertising - a decade ago - and I live perfectly comfortably, on my own, in a two bedroom apartment, in one of the most
by tomlockwood 2y ago
I still don't make as much as I did in advertising - a decade ago - and I live perfectly comfortably, on my own, in a two bedroom apartment, in one of the most liveable cities in the world (Melbourne) and I work for a not for profit. I don't eat as much caviar as I used to, I guess.
I think there are plenty of people in the world who look upwards and consider themselves poor when they're on six figures. Maybe this kid wasn't as smart as you thought.
- gessha 2y agoI guess the takeaway is it’s okay to be idealistic, just not too idealistic that you can’t pay rent.
- tomlockwood 2y agoI think that's definitely how people who work for immoral industries frame their need to work there. In my experience, however, it isn't people working in AI who can't find another job that would allow them to pay rent. If you're a minimum wage worker with no education and no other prospects working for an arms manufacturer - I forgive all sins.
- gessha 2y agoI don’t know, I’m a AI PhD dropout so deep into the job search struggle that I’ll take any job that comes my way. I did have serious moral doubts when I was interviewing for some startups tho. The inner conflict is definitely there.
- tomlockwood 2y agoYou think that's bad? I'm a self-taught programmer and philosophy major.