[revelation]

Employees and employer form a market like any other. Societal norms around "wage privacy" sabotages this market at the cost of employees.

[jlgreco]

Note my emphasis in this snippet of my comment: "Talking about how much you make, outside the workplace,..."

Discussing wages with your employers/colleagues has advantages, and without it collective bargaining is difficult to impossible. However coworkers account for a slight fraction of those that most people interact with.

There is no utility in me (someone who works in tech) telling my brother (who works in aerospace) how much I make, and vice versa.

[fleitz]

Exactly, the politics it causes invariably causes wages to rise. Always add 20% to whatever you are telling people.