Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas...
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:32PM
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It’s not the US, it’s a certain income bands in the US. This forum is probably full of many people who earn at least $100k per year, if not much more, and are likely to be partnered up with someone earning the same. Naturally, if you’re hanging out with people that have a lot of disposable income, they’re going to use that to give their kids as much of a leg up as they can to maximize their kids’ chances of moving up to the next step on the ladder.
Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas...
by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:17PM
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They're also tend to blow money on things that have no real use whatsoever yet they fervently believe they are absolutely necessary to live a normal life even though 95+% of the planet lives without them.
Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas...
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:23PM
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Some things, but I think it's evident that the neighborhood/friends/schools/network you make are a big factor in one's upward mobility, so parents are willing to part with a lot of money to increase those odds.
Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas...
by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:13PM
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Eh. It's pretty clear that people blow huge money on all sorts of shit that they think makes a different but doesn't in reality.
We are middle class and have two kids but our kids have close to no hobby expenses. Our son is vehemently anti-hobby and daughters dance and piano lessons are not really that expensive. On the other hand we have no-one close for whom we should "keep up appearances".
Government will pay for the kids degrees. Ditto for healthcare and the dentists for kids are excellent.
I know some kids play hockey or whatever and that can be a bit steep but never have I felt such would be a mandatory hobby. Neither of my kids really showed interest for any team sports and we gladly obliged not to force introduce them.
Sure you need to buy food for 4 persons and wash a bit more laundry, but that's about it when I think of the "overhead" caused by kids. The necessity for an apartment with a few more rooms is probably the biggest financial burden but loans are cheap.
The fact only one of us is capable of working due to health reasons is a much bigger issue financially than having kids.