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Man, I know I didn't go into making video games for the money, but that would make the rest of my life so much easier.
by dijit 1y ago
Man, I know I didn't go into making video games for the money, but that would make the rest of my life so much easier.
- a_bored_husky 1y ago1/100 of that is life changing money for most people here in my country. I can't imagine...
- growthwtf 1y agoIt's life changing for most people in the SF bay area too!
- darknavi 1y agoYES! Finally they can upgrade from a studio to a one bedroom! (I am mostly joking but also crying inside because Seattle prices are also insane)
- darth_avocado 1y agoAfter taxes, that’s a down payment on a house, not a lavish one, in the SF Bay Area.
- nexus2045 1y ago15k? Where?
- a_bored_husky 1y agoCuba
- koakuma-chan 1y agoThat's more than I make a year. I live in Toronto and work remotely for a Ukranian company.
- candiddevmike 1y agoHow do you live in Toronto on that kind of money? As I understand it, Toronto is one of the highest cost of living areas in North America.
- koakuma-chan 1y agoI rent a room. After rent, I have ~200 CAD net positive, which covers food and gym. I can't really accumulate money at this point, but I have existing savings and a few investments.
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- FredPret 1y ago15k / year in Toronto? How is that even possible?
- alternatex 1y agoYou mean 15k / year in Eastern Europe whilst living in Toronto. Probably young and renting with roommates or family.
- FredPret 1y agoWhat I mean is 15k/year is not enough to live in Toronto, unless you live with your parents who then also feed you and you never go out
- koakuma-chan 1y agoI go out all the time to read books, it's great. Only downside I sometimes bump into junkies smoking weed in parks.
- stanleykm 1y agowhy would you do that to yourself?
- starship731 1y agoThe vast majority of countries in SS Africa, including ones with quite good QoL (Zambia, Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, etc).
- lesuorac 1y agoDon't know your specifics, but I generally make the argument to people that if they have the aptitude for something very high paying that they do that job and then do something they like as a hobby.
- dijit 1y agoI disagree wholeheartedly. I spend a very disproportionate amount of my mental energy on my job, and I think earning a lot of money would not properly compensate for that. Energy is finite and life has a way of being just about as expensive as the money you have. So, maybe it's fine that it will take me 30 years to earn what these people will in 2.
- lesuorac 1y agoWhich would allow you to work for 2 years and then just do your hobby full time for 28. Also allows you to do your hobby without other pressures placed on it.
- dijit 1y agoNo, due to the way taxes work, I'd have to: A) Find a way to work in OpenAI before I knew there'd be a $1.5M bonus for working there for a couple years B) Find a way to avoid taxes C) Do this twice before I'd get my 28 years back D) Ensure I don't let my expenses grow The first is mostly luck, as Jim Carey said about his dad: You can fail at what you don't want to do. https://youtu.be/zjhouhElXAI?t=118 https://youtu.be/zjhouhElXAI?t=118
- GMoromisato 1y agoI used to do a 5 year stint working at a software company, saving up money, then 5 years working on my games. Rinse, repeat. I got lucky a couple of times, so this won't work for everyone. But working a "real" job to fund your passion projects is as old as DaVinci taking commissions to fund his research.
- scruple 1y agoSame. I'm sitting at a AAA studio where I'm hearing some people aren't even getting a COLA this year and wondering why I'm wasting my time.