I see that as a broad trend. Very very few people have guiding principles these days.

The "problem" with principles is that living by them sometimes means going against something we want right now. People don't want to concede anything, even for their own ideals.

In true survival mode, you likely would not hang out around here.

The people who hang out here are the lucky 90th percentile of our society that are just barely able to tread water at this point. Everyone else is drowning.

Try to imagine living on $60k, then think about the fact that that’s a good salary to a majority of US workers.

If everyone was truly drowning, there would be massive civil unrest. As usual, people in general seem to be finding a way.

People want to be able to eat, not be homeless, and provide for their families.

The safety net in America is tattered and torn, with the current administration working to remove it.

Welcome to America where the only God is the greenback

"..and I'll spend it as fast as I can." --Kingston Trio

- https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YvGxZD-HNCM

Named after the capitol of Jamaica I recently learned.

It makes sense for our industry, a bad economy means vast layoffs and a terrible job market in tech.

A tech worker who graduated and entered the market in 2012 could easily retire in their 40s with millions. One who graduated in 2022 is going to struggle to stay afloat and employed, and you are surprised people care about that?