When people live in multi million dollar homes, self-respect doesn't pay monthly mortgage.

So it's really not the astronomical salary, it's the astronomical debt.

johnnyanmac a day ago | parent | next [-]

Yes and no. The compensation is a lot, but you're not necessarily able to just quit on a dime even if you live humbly. Interviewing takes weeks now and weeks more just to find a proper replacement. And salaries can fund you for months, bu t not years (let alone if you have a fammily)

I'll also say the obvious here in Sinclair's quote about salaries: you can indeed pay for someone's self respect.

	▲	MichaelZuo a day ago \| parent [-]
		This would imply most of these types of positions are filled with less competent people willing to package and sell their self respect alongside their time? (Thus commanding a rate similar to a more competent person who doesn’t package it to sell.)

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BeFlatXIII 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Astronomical debt caused by astronomical real estate inflation.

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mschuster91 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Joke is, most of these homes aren't worth anywhere close to their paper value.

Cy Porter's home inspection videos... jeez. How these "builders" are still in business is mind-blowing to me (as a German). Here? Some of that shit he shows would lead to criminal charges for fraud.

	▲	raincom a day ago \| parent [-]
		The land is worth more than the structure in these areas.