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Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by drnick1 on Friday July 24, 2026 @05:19PM (#49041706)
We are talking about the U.S. here, and no, 40k or 55k are not good salaries at all. It may be OK in Europe with the lower cost of living, etc., but the price of a new car is 50k in 2026, and a basic fast food meal pretty much anywhere is well north of $10.
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Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by thewebguyd on Friday July 24, 2026 @05:41PM (#49041939)
And yet ~64+% of the US makes less than $74k/year. The median, once you filter out part-time and seasonal workers is ~$65k/year.

You're right, they are not good salaries but they are the reality of wages in the US outside of the SF/NYC bubble.

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Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by Danox on Saturday July 25, 2026 @01:01PM (#49049308)
Very, very true a large portion of the population in the Us is definitely hurting, and the proliferation of those luxury apartments across the country are not helping the housing market.
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