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by nicksiscoe 1494 days ago
complains about six-figure pay while sitting at home at computer eating a snack while waiting for someone to review their pull request
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and then goes out to buy groceries for family that cost 50% more than a year ago.

and then has to fill up on gas but decides to just walk

Your sentiment is not specific to the tech industry. Many who work in tech are quite blessed to have careers that, despite the supposed realities you mention, give them a quality of life others can only dream of.
if cheap gas is the reason you're driving instead of walking, gas is too cheap
if expensive gas is the reason you're walking instead of driving, gas is too expensive
And said PR was probably adding new ad and tracking tech to make people's lives more miserable.