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by emschlr 1676 days ago
Earning $1.14 million for a whole life's work is peanuts when you compare it to bay area salaries where someone working for FANG can earn that much in half a year or less just by writing microservices.

So, no, Nobel prize winners are not necessarily rich when you compare them with lawyers, doctors, and software engineers of California.
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rawoke083600 1676 days ago
Compared to most people in academia they are stinking-rich !

"whole life's work"

Yea sorry they don't always "win" it at the END of their careers !

"compare it to bay area salaries where someone working for FANG can earn that much in half a year or less just by writing microservices."

Guess you can say that about many careers just depends which you industry you compare it to ! Gardening,R&B Popstar,Maid,Teacher,Hollywood Actor,Tutor.

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