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Re:U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, but Not for Everyone by droopyEyelids on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @06:41PM (#28779394)
Should people who sacrifice their careers for noble goals be paid less?

Not that I am demanding an answer from you specifically. It's just a weird question in the context of a country where wage labor is the only real source of income for individuals.

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Re:U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, but Not for Everyone by AmericanChopper on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @06:55PM (#28779523)
What does “paid less” even mean in this context? If you sacrifice your career, you sacrifice the remuneration you were receiving from it. It’s part of the career…
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Re:U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, but Not for Everyone by tchanglington on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @09:05PM (#28780498)
That’s just simple economics - if they’re willing to settle for a noble job even if they get paid less then they’ll get paid less on average
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Re:U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, but Not for Everyone by mbrodersen on Thursday October 07, 2021 @06:27PM (#28792895)
In a market driven economy: yes. It’s the same reason why game developers are paid less than developers in other high skill jobs: game developers are willing to get paid less in return for working on games.
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Re:U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, but Not for Everyone by gremloni on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @09:02PM (#28780473)
Your goal is the “noble” goal now, not your career.
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