I guess maybe if you’re buying a house? Or sending a kid to college?
Without taking a side on the overall policy: buying a house and raising children are extremely normal things to do and want to do, and it would be bad if people had to choose between working for Lightcone and doing them, especially if Lightcone could pay them more without affecting other programs. I feel like we in the bay have been frogboiled to the point of not noticing a bunch of sacrifices we make to be here.
I haven’t done the math on what the listed salaries actually produce in terms of lifestyle, I’m not saying these particular salaries actually preclude what I consider reasonable, I’m only claiming that “it’s only low if you want a house and children” is not a good argument that a salary is sufficient.
[Full disclosure: I occasionally contract for LW/LC and benefit from them being freer with worker compensation]
Without taking a side on the overall policy: buying a house and raising children are extremely normal things to do and want to do, and it would be bad if people had to choose between working for Lightcone and doing them, especially if Lightcone could pay them more without affecting other programs. I feel like we in the bay have been frogboiled to the point of not noticing a bunch of sacrifices we make to be here.
I haven’t done the math on what the listed salaries actually produce in terms of lifestyle, I’m not saying these particular salaries actually preclude what I consider reasonable, I’m only claiming that “it’s only low if you want a house and children” is not a good argument that a salary is sufficient.
[Full disclosure: I occasionally contract for LW/LC and benefit from them being freer with worker compensation]