supersimpleguy
You're repeatedly demonstrating that no, you actually do *not* have a brain that is capable of reasoning about situations you've never been in personally because *you're missing the point repeatedly* even after being directly told.
> Every time I open a web game, I immediately see if this one bug that I can actively avoid exists. If the bug exists, I must tell everyone so they know how smart I am that I know about this bug that I can easily avoid yet cannot stop talking about.
That's you. That's what you sound like.
One of those groups won’t lose their home next month if they don’t get a paying job tomorrow.
The other will.
It’s not about a lack of sympathy, it’s about context.
Read the parent I replied to again before you pop off at me.
Who said anything about “set for life”? I’m pointing out these people the article are focused on are engaging in leisure during business hours. They’re very obviously not in dire straits.
Genuine question, have you ever been poor?
Of course, you also think shooting a laser will stop wherever you desire it to stop, so I realize I’m not dealing with The Braintrust here.
Your point very much does not stand, at all.
> I'd rather hike than sling JavaScript for a bunch of finance goofs, but that's just me.
That was your entire point.
No shit you'd rather hike than code but are you making a six figure salary hiking?
Can you be just a touch less obtuse?
The fact that you think SF is the only city in America with these three things and the flippant, sarcastic "guess that makes me part of the very narrow demographic" quip tells me you aren't really approaching this discussion with an open mind.
No city on the planet is perfect. You are making tradeoffs by living where you do, same as I do living where I am.
Why does this idea seem like a personal attack to you? Every single reply you've made in this thread has the subtext "no, nope, not my experience, you're wrong".
Again, you like SF. That's great! It's not for everyone. That's not an assault on your personage.