[vigilant]

But this is hackernews - the demographic is highly paid silicon valley workers. If you're making 250k-500k a year, then a few thousand dollars whenever you do a transcontinental flight is a reasonable luxury. It is just a few weeks rent, after all.

[robotresearcher]

There are lots of people here who don't meet that description. Please don't make us feel unwelcome. There is plenty of room for a sub thread for solutions for people without business class budgets. Don't read it if you don't need it.

[ant6n]

Yeah I don't think many people who read HN make that sort of money.