> Most people here probably have around $5-10M in assets given we’re mostly in tech

Nothing against you OP but this the perfect highlight how out of touch HN can be from the reality.

Yeah. In my circle, everyone using HN is worth at least $25-35M. Liquid.

Except for one guy, but he's 16 and will probably be the richest on paper once his AI agent startup's pre-Seed Series Z closes.

	▲	hlynurd an hour ago \| parent [-]
		You guys must not have a lot of years of experience? My friends groups have a few hundred million dollars each (the junior developers are in the lower hundreds)

throwaway384034 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Stepping outside and travelling really gives you a perspective on how much of a bubble online forums are.

	▲	MOARDONGZPLZ an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Even hearing from others on this forum helps! Sounds like most people haven’t been nearly as lucky-heavy fortunate as folks in irl circles. Very eye opening, and I appreciate everyone’s anecdotes.

p-e-w 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I thought this was a setup to a joke when I read it.