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Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis... by lucyjojo on Sunday September 21, 2025 @11:51PM (#45328936)
Apparently she was living paycheck to paycheck (from what other people said on this thread).

So yes, she was 1-3 months away of poverty while caring for a baby.

Poverty can come really quickly, you just need a few incidents to stack.

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Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis... by crazygringo on Monday September 22, 2025 @08:13PM (#45341312)
That's what I don't understand. How can a high-up executive at Facebook be living paycheck-to-paycheck?

If I made, say, $300K/yr and was living paycheck-to-paycheck with zero savings after many years with the company, I'd say I was making highly irresponsible spending choices.

And she had a husband too, who sounds like he was working.

So something's just not adding up. It doesn't make any sense that a director-level executive at Facebook is 1-3 months away from "poverty".

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