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A comment on Traits of the Financially Independent.

Re:Traits of the Financially Independent by sigmaprimus on Saturday December 05, 2020 @11:08PM (#25320948)
It is always interesting how raw data can be interpreted to fit a narrative.

When I see the data showing lower commute times, I think that is because they can either afford to live closer or can afford to work closer.

When I see that the majority have post secondary education, I think they probably had a support system and family wealth that enabled them to go to school.

I will say I like the animated transitions between the different charts and graphs and it was a good read regardless of my different point of view.

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Re:Traits of the Financially Independent by adrian_monk on Saturday December 05, 2020 @11:55PM (#25321155)
I think those points are all valid. Additionally I think the fact that this was a survey conducted on reddit results in certain amount of sample bias - the fact that 30% of the population comes from the software industry might not hold true if a survey was conducted more broadly instead.
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