Comment by dfxm12

3 years ago

It's a matter of perspective.

From a worker point of view, being open about what we're earning will help bring to light if we're being exploited.

From a business owner point of view, employees having this knowledge disturbs the power imbalance employers enjoy when it comes to compensation negotiations.

I think more people than you'd expect in HN are in the latter camp. This site was launched as Startup News, after all.

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guappa  3 years ago

Most users are workers who haven't figured out they aren't capitalists yet.

  • oblio  3 years ago

    Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires.

    Most haven't also realized that just because they work in software, it doesn't mean the world hasn't changed. The times of Microsoft's IPO creating tens of thousands of millionaires and multiple billionaires are gone. Until the next big platform pops up, things are not frozen, but stuck in mud.

    The biggest Windows apps have probably been the same since 20 years ago. The biggest MacOS apps, same. The biggest iOS apps probably stabilized at least 5 years ago. Android, same.

    Quoting kids: game's gone.