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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by BuckRogers on Monday January 06, 2020 @01:52AM (#21967107)
I found my wife when I was unemployed. I wouldn't have it any other way. As a result, I remind myself to never forget it, and be extra good as a husband. Relationships are hard enough, if you're using your income (I had none, was on unemployment), or inheritance (I have none) as a carrot, you're in for a rude awakening someday. Apologies to Red Green, but while I'm not wealthy, I'm just a run of the mill software developer in Chicago.. she does find me handy and handsome!
Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by fuqmachine on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:12AM (#21970235)
It's not always the money you're currently making that matters. The potential to make money is also subconsciously considered in dating.
Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by NetOpWibby on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:04AM (#21967166)
Finding a spouse when you aren't well off or rich is the wave. From what I see/hear from my friends, dating is grueling. I've been with my mine for almost a decade.
Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by ithkuil on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:27AM (#21967267)
attempts at explaining macro-scale socio-economics with the kind of game-theoretic arguments in this thread assume you can nudge one factor while keeping "all other things equal". It's hard to do this with perdonal anecdotes, yet that's what all of us have direct experience of.
Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by antislice on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @12:36AM (#21977230)
I'm mostly impressed that anyone on this hellsite is paraphrasing Red Green.