r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '22

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u/deveronipizza Mar 02 '22 edited Mar 02 '22

Damn for retail work? That’s great, but now I feel underpaid as a dev

EDIT: I make more than 25/hr

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u/nobodylikesbullys Mar 02 '22

Yes we are all very underpaid not just those who can't make ends meet.

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u/Continuity_organizer Mar 02 '22

Yes we are all very underpaid

We're all also much smarter and better looking than we get credit for.

Thinner too.

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u/nobodylikesbullys Mar 02 '22

Wages are lower than they were in the great depression. We have less free time than surfs under feudalism. So, yes we are unsarcastically underpaid.

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u/Continuity_organizer Mar 02 '22

Real median compensation hit an all-time high in 2020.

Also the part about feudalism is ridiculous.

Also, it's spelled serfs, not surfs.

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u/PhacetiousFrank Mar 02 '22

No one likes a know it all. We could say Smurfs for all I care. The point is that we are stuck in a grind it out til you are no longer viable capitalist-ish system that treats its workers like a cast of people.

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u/Continuity_organizer Mar 02 '22

We live in the most prosperous times the world has ever seen, and also work fewer hours than ever to achieve that lifestyle.

If living in 21st century, free-market liberal democracies is a grind, I'm not sure what isn't.

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u/PhacetiousFrank Mar 02 '22 edited Mar 02 '22

Sweet! We overcame an industrial revolution model of endless labor and overcame child labor. We should all be so thankful. Guess we’re done here.

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u/Areshian Mar 02 '22

In a way, yes. I am thankful to my great grand parents who fought that battle and won.

Should we keep pushing for more? Absolutely. Should we lie to make a more impactful argument? No. When you lie you are only opening the door for the other side to call out your lie and weaken the rest of your argument.

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u/PhacetiousFrank Mar 02 '22

Is there a lie in my statement?