I live in Silicon Valley and had to pay a plumber 150USD just to visit and fix a small problem. Do you pay a plumber in your area 150USD (in local currency) for 30min of work? If not, why not?
Yes in Denmark it can be even higher than this. So Danes are being compensated (it's actually much less than SV programmers: I'm getting a take home of 81k a year for senior) but are paying more for plumbers.
This is one hundred percent a problem of exploitation and cultural expectations and needs to change.
This is one hundred percent a problem of exploitation and cultural expectations and needs to change.