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> There's more in play here than math As in "people feel as though they want to be paid more"? You may find the idea interesting and resonant, but how does tha
by robertlagrant 2y ago
> There's more in play here than math
As in "people feel as though they want to be paid more"? You may find the idea interesting and resonant, but how does that affect anything? It's still true that they're on more than journalists, regardless of how they feel.
- kayo_20211030 2y agoDon't underestimate how someone's feeling about something animates their actions about the same thing.
- robertlagrant 2y agoYes, of course. Within their choices, everyone does what they want. But that's not something worth bringing into a discussion, unless we bring it into every discussion as a point to note every time before continuing with the actual discussion.
- kayo_20211030 2y agoBut, isn't that the discussion? That is, why would someone earning 100k feel that it's not enough, when all economic comparisons, with peers or peer-adjacents, insist that it's a load of money? Maybe it is, and maybe it's not; but if you go on strike you're probably not convinced by what the Fed, the DOL, and HN say.
- robertlagrant 2y agoNo, the discussion was about actual buying power.