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Andy Matuschak
@andy_matuschak
This question's gauche, but: given the prevalence of $400k++ comp packages for ~30-year-olds in Big Tech, why aren't there lots more "gentle[wo]man scholars"? i.e. people quitting to do non-remunerative creative projects I can think of some, but shouldn't there be thousands?
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Andy Matuschak
@andy_matuschak
Yes, even those comp packages wouldn't permit this as a single earner with a family of four; some people have debt; etc. But I'd still expect more of this? Most people I know in a position do this tend to instead a) increase lifestyle; b) become founders; or c) become a VC.
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Alex
@bara
What's your basis for comparison? Even in a major metro area you can do pretty well in the suburbs for a family of 4 with half of that.
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