Comment by demosthanos

I know that many on HN can't imagine it, but a lot of us work for less than that for any number of reasons:

* We're already making a top 5% income for our area and have more than enough for our needs and even an early retirement.

* We get non-monetary benefits from our job like WFH and/or flexible scheduling.

* We're working on projects that excite us and make us happy to go to work and that matters more than total comp.

Money aside, I'd rather see Ladybird hire 6 developers who are seriously passionate and live all across the world than see them hire 6 Bay Area developers who think they're better because they ask for more comp. That the passionate and global developers are cheaper is just a nice bonus.