[ojr]

he gets paid $400/hr doing consulting for YC Companies and other startups and companies, he is from Russia, and now lives in Bangkok, when he becomes rich he wants to live in Hong Kong, pretty nice for a 20 year old, I don't see any glaring reasons to work for Github http://egorhomakov.com/

[abcd_f]

$400/hr is meaningless if comes from an one-off gig.

[latch]

That's about $13000 THB / hour. Considering that it isn't uncommon for junior programmers in Bangkok to make (and live on) 20-30K / MONTH....

[ProblemFactory]

400 USD/hour is a great rate anywhere in the world, even the most expensive cities.

But abcd_f's comment is right about one-off 4-hour projects vs. long-term contracting. Non-billable time overhead spent on finding clients, negotiating contracts, mentally switching projects, or just sitting idle can negate the benefits of a high hourly rate.