[fukka42]

It's hilariously out of touch, but it's what you should expect from the HN bros. They live in a bubble.

I'm from the eu and earn far less than these American techbros do, but far more than my American friends who work normal jobs. They work at the DMV, a supermarket, or general office work. You know, normal people. The vast majority.

[smaudet]

Yeah, just because the US has 300 billionaires that does not make the median salary anywhere near six figures.

In fact it's quite low, somehow people are expected to survive on several thousand a year, after the rent, utilities, transport costs are all paid.

https://www.fool.com/money/research/average-us-income/

These are official stats, but unofficial employment puts the number lower:

https://investorshangout.com/carlyle-group-unveils-alarming-...

[tptacek]

It helps to understand the difference between the mean and the median.

[georgeecollins]

I agree I am not in any way representative. But the forum is hacker news, not my day at WalMart.