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Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by Yajirobe on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:48PM (#23930065)
Oh please, being a software dev in the US is being nothing but privileged. 'Starving Ethiopians' is not a fallacy - more than half of America makes less than $30,000. So yes, you are privileged and should be grateful.
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Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by minimuffins on Thursday July 23, 2020 @02:09PM (#23930314)
This line of reasoning is insane to me:

1. Exploitation and immiseration are real and severe at home and abroad.

2. This guy is luckier than most since he's not in one of the most hyper-exploited groups.

3. Therefore: he should check his privilege and work hard to make the FAANG corporation earn more money.

Connect the dots for me.

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Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by mciancia on Thursday July 23, 2020 @02:01PM (#23930215)
Right, because doing something that ~everyone can do after some learning is such privilege
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Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by blaser-waffle on Thursday July 23, 2020 @02:18PM (#23930433)
> Right, because doing something that ~everyone can do after some learning is such privilege

Because the GOOG or M$ is hiring former waiters right out of a sketchy code bootcamp? Good fuckin luck. You don't need to go to MIT to get in, but you certainty need some sort of legitimate qualifications.

OP is working at a FAANG+M type of place, which are universally well-known and offer base salaries that are are known to be some of the highest in the industry / country / world.

Literally thousands and thousands of other people are applying to those jobs online, and I'd bet several hundred of those could probably do the job adequately enough.

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Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by Pfhreak on Thursday July 23, 2020 @02:03PM (#23930239)
It absolutely is. There certainly isn't equal access to 'some learning'. Sure, resources may be online, but learning still takes time, energy, and a background of prior learning.
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