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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by DannyBee on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @11:40AM (#36059643)
I mean, people don't like thinking they are part of the problem: Most of tech thinks wealth inequality is not about them while being in the 1%.
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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by skrebbel on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:38PM (#36060606)
Tbf I disagree that being rich automatically makes you part of the problem. I merely think it disqualifies you from playing the victim card.
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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by DannyBee on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @01:38PM (#36061542)
Sure. I think that's right - you can be rich and helpful, and rich and unhelpful.

What is happening now seems to be a claim of not being rich at all, which is honestly just weird.

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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by skrebbel on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @02:11PM (#36061949)
Yep! :-)
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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by somsak2 on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @11:58PM (#36066924)
300k/year is only 1/3 of the way towards being in the to top 1% for the Bay Area -- https://sf.curbed.com/2016/9/26/13062348/top-one-percent-bay...

>the average one percent household in the larger San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City region makes a whopping $3.5 million plus.

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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by DannyBee on Thursday May 25, 2023 @08:24AM (#36069864)
Sure, you can always find a subgroup you are not part of the 1% in, i'm not sure what your point is?

You can also use the average instead of the median, and get a much higher required income for the top 1% :)

The median household (ie entire family) income in the US is 70k. Even in california it's ~100k.

The point was clear - Tech is very wealthy, and believes they are just the random common person.

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