| ▲ | swiftcoder 4 hours ago |
| > but remote workers don't warrant US west-coast comps either I mean, we don't really need that west coast comp either? If I was pulling my old FAANG comp here in Spain, I'd be in the top 0.1% of earners... |
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| ▲ | ethanwillis 4 hours ago | parent [-] |
| Why don't we need it? I wouldn't mind being in the 0.1% or 0.0001% of earners in a place. |
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| ▲ | swiftcoder 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | Sure, who doesn't want unlimited money? That's decidedly different from "needing" it (I could in no way manage to live on the West Coast on a Spanish salary, for example) | | |
| ▲ | ethanwillis 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Well then why do the people who do earn that much there need it? | | |
| ▲ | swiftcoder 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Sky-high cost of living (property prices, mostly). Shitty apartment with a commute in the bay costs $3,000/month. Starter home in Seattle costs a million plus. It's also a vicious cycle: high tech salaries in those areas have driven up the cost of living. |
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