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Re:100x Developers by SkyeCA on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @12:59PM (#50456373)
> 10x a salary of $70.000/year (~avg salary in USA) is 700k€/year. Imagine the lifestyle change.

No matter how much I earn my lifestyle stays the same. Rejecting lifestyle inflation has been the single best thing I've done in my life.

Speaking of salary though, I bet if I become this mythical 100x AI powered developer I won't see even a 2x salary increase.

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Re:100x Developers by jeanpah on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @01:22PM (#50456643)
Productivity never translates to wages.
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Re:100x Developers by krenel on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @02:13PM (#50457248)
Point taken! The example tries to exemplify the massive difference. Lifestyle inflation is a thing you're right. Why not to think in the reverse, then?

> 10x LESS salary for $70.000/year (~avg salary in USA) is 7k€/year. Imagine the lifestyle change

:)

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