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Re:Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe? by cies on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @06:43PM (#25769624)
> Just like anything worthwhile is done: through free market competition.

Dont know where to begin unpacking the falsehood of this. Maybe a counter question serves best: how is non-competitive behavior not worthwhile?

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Re:Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe? by toolz on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @06:50PM (#25769681)
I can't speak for OP, but I can say that OP never said non-competitive behavior isn't worthwhile. The question being answered is how to increase salaries, not how to make something worthwhile.
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Re:Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe? by throwaway3699 on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:34PM (#25770113)
Note that free market competition doesn't preclude cooperation within its framework. It's a bit of a misnomer.
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