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4d4m
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Why don't we just cap every dev at 75k like Europe? Not sure how this argument helps society have the drive to be an outlier and create value.
throw2ih020
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An absurd argument - 75k over a 20 year career as a dev is only $1.5 million (before living expenses and tax), which is a fraction of the $5 million lower bound in my original comment.
UncleMeat
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I find it very hard to believe that there will be no motivation to create value if you can't possess more than $999,999,999.99
MSFT_Edging
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Love to get absurd strawman arguments from the billionaire bootlickers.
"Creating value" only means something if you can eat a spreadsheet.
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