Re:Snap’s Secret Weapon Speaks
by pjc50 on Monday August 05, 2019 @06:03AM
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It's just a statement of orthodox economics; more people work on these things because they pay better. There's more money in advertising than difficult vague projects for the betterment of humanity.
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Re:Snap’s Secret Weapon Speaks
by mattkrause on Monday August 05, 2019 @08:33AM
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To put some actual numbers on it, here are the NIH Postdoc salaries for 2019. https://www.bu.edu/researchsupport/2018/12/05/nih-announces-...
With a PhD + 7 years of experience, you make the princely sum of $61,308. Due to how research funding is structured, it is very difficult to negotiate a salary that's much above this. These jobs tend to cluster in expensive areas (Boston, NYC, California) too.