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Why is this post so heavily downvoted? Oh wait, I guess this really hit a nerve: > For how "meritocratic" HN claims to be, they are totally fine with basi
by throwaway2037 2y ago
Why is this post so heavily downvoted? Oh wait, I guess this really hit a nerve:
> For how "meritocratic" HN claims to be, they are totally fine with basically eliminating all competition in their own job sphere.
- throwawayq3423 2y agoThere is always someone willing to do your job for less. Protection against that isn't anti-meritocratic, it's anti-exploitation.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoH1Bs at a lot of companies (excluding the actual criminals TCS, Wipro, etc.) are not always willing to do your job for less. Many of them make more than most US devs.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoMany make what you would consider laughable wages. I worked for a university in their IS department years ago, and since the university had an office that dealt with visas, they'd bring in people for what was truly a mediocre job. Salary probably $45-50k back in the mid-2010s. But since HN is San Francisco-centric, it can pretend otherwise I guess. Some very tiny fraction earn above what US developers earn.
- throwaway48476 2y agoMost people are self interested.