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> In the 60s it was possible for a man to work an ordinary job, buy a house, settle down with a wife and support two or three children. That's completely out of
by rr808 11mo ago
> In the 60s it was possible for a man to work an ordinary job, buy a house, settle down with a wife and support two or three children. That's completely out of the realm of reality for many young people now and the plummeting birth rates show it.
Most of the people I see working in tech can easily afford this. Maybe not private schools or McMansions but the basics are pretty easy. Sure if you're a humanities major with health problems its tough.
- ocdtrekkie 11mo agoThis is far from true. Aside from Valley pay, which also has Valley housing costs, a "tech job" will barely pay for healthcare and housing for one, much less healthcare and housing for four.
- rr808 11mo agoMedian dev salary in USA is $133k, most likely with healthcare already. You can easily afford a mortgage on a median home which is about $24k/yr. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm#tab-5 https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/... https://www.zillow.com/home-values/102001/united-states/ https://www.zillow.com/home-values/102001/united-states/ https://www.calculator.net/mortgage-calculator.html?chouseprice=360%2C000&cdownpayment=10&cdownpaymentunit=p&cloanterm=30&cinterestrate=6.374&cstartmonth=11&cstartyear=2025&caddoptional=1&cpropertytaxes=1.2&cpropertytaxesunit=p&chomeins=1%2C500&chomeinsunit=d&cpmi=0&cpmiunit=d&choa=0&choaunit=d&cothercost=4%2C000&cothercostunit=d&cmop=0&cptinc=0&chiinc=0&choainc=0&cocinc=0&cexma=0&cexmsm=11&cexmsy=2025&cexya=0&cexysm=11&cexysy=2025&cexoa=0&cexosm=11&cexosy=2025&caot=0&xa1=0&xm1=11&xy1=2025&xa2=0&xm2=11&xy2=2025&xa3=0&xm3=11&xy3=2025&xa4=0&xm4=11&xy4=2025&xa5=0&xm5=11&xy5=2025&xa6=0&xm6=11&xy6=2025&xa7=0&xm7=11&xy7=2025&xa8=0&xm8=11&xy8=2025&xa9=0&xm9=11&xy9=2025&xa10=0&xm10=11&xy10=2025&csbw=1&printit=0&x=Calculate https://www.calculator.net/mortgage-calculator.html?chousepr...
- epicureanideal 11mo agoThe median dev doesn’t work in a city with a median cost of living. The jobs are concentrated where there’s a high cost of living.