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Pf, Silicon Valley is split by Silicon Valley's wealth. There are a huge amount of people here who have $1m+ net worth, and an even larger number who have moved
by dclowd9901 13y ago
Pf, Silicon Valley is split by Silicon Valley's wealth. There are a huge amount of people here who have $1m+ net worth, and an even larger number who have moved in since to clean up their code (making far less). That's not even mentioning the even greater number of support staff who make less than the transit workers and cops.
The amount of money the top tier people are making around here should be illegal.
- sebkomianos 13y agoOn what principle should "making huge amounts of money because you are top tier" be illegal? And with what filters?
- dclowd9901 13y agoI was being provocative, but as a tech worker in the valley, even I have a hard time coping with the cost of living in the area.
- onebaddude 13y ago>And with what filters? From my years of spending time on HN: being involved in banking or finance means your wealth is undeserved and ill-gotten. When your business fails, you should go to jail. But the excesses of the technology world are lauded. Because, you know, Napster. It's some interesting hypocrisy.
- sebkomianos 13y agoFirst of all, I wouldn't call it "hypocrisy". I would call it "not very clear point of view". I doubt they/we do it by intention; they/we just don't get the whole picture. And I write "they/we" because I sometimes have the same "hate" towards the banking/finance industry. But sometimes it's well-fed by its methods. Of course I wouldn't demand a clerk to go to jail but I would like to see a few bank bosses that always get away by bribing (or blackmailing) politicians treated the same way a small store boss would be treated.