[tompark]

He clarified later: https://twitter.com/typesfast/status/1537151707141918720

   My point was not that engineers are overpaid. That's not for me to judge. Only that many business models won't support those rates. That's the CEO's fault not the engineers. See for example: https://twitter.com/typesfast/status/1537151707141918720/photo/1 

His original statement ("It might be that many software business models don't work when engineers cost $400k/year.") is pretty obvious.

Suppose you have a website that caters to competitive Mahjong players, and earn revenue based on a combination of pro subscriptions, micropayments, adverts, and sponsorships. If your Trailing Twelve Month revenue is $120K, you couldn't afford an engineer who costs $100k/yr, much less $400k.

[fayalargeau]

completely missed that. thanks for sharing.