Patrick does not optimize for the money. If he did he would have posted only about consulting for the last few years. He stopped consulting because he valued ot

Patrick does not optimize for the money. If he did he would have posted only about consulting for the last few years. He stopped consulting because he valued other things, like lifestyle. Since there are other things he values I think it's safe to recommend fixating less on the dollar amount of this transaction and consider the other benefits more. His story has been all about contribution to the community. Since the BOS days he's been writing about his adventures and people who have earned far more have used his writings to make money. One of his writing tricks is to over-contribute. He sometimes responds to an HN question with overwhelming value that often surprises the asker. Fuck 30k a week. Measure something else. (Primary benefit of his mentioning gig weekly cost: you can probably charge more. Focus on the value you provide and up your rates. That's been his message for years.)