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So, in essence, we're dealing with anti-capitalistic engineers who want to make more money?



Or engineers who want more fairness.


More fairness... by earning more or having others earn less?

The criticism boggles my mind. If someone thinks they deserve more, they should make steps towards that (ex: leave for another company) instead of expecting for the money to drop in their lap.


Who is "expecting" anything? Who mentioned mere "deserving more"? Questioning something and seeking to change it is a long shot from what you're conveniently and predictably framing it as, and in context "leaving for another company" isn't even a joke, it's a tired old chestnut beginning to become offensive.

Don't expect sympathy saying your mind is boggled while spending more effort to misconstrue than to understand.

> More fairness... by earning more or having others earn less?

You know there is a fixed amount of money in circulation at any given moment, making these alternatives the same thing, right? If you don't, your mind is boggled for sure, but not because of anything anyone else is saying. If you do, why pretend you don't?


>Who is "expecting" anything?

Apparently the people who are complaining about fairness are expecting something (unless they are just complaining for its own sake).

>You know there is a fixed amount of money in circulation at any given moment, making these alternatives the same thing, right?

It seems you're being purposefully obtuse. There are plenty of people who would love to use force (or the State) to ensure that some group of the "underserving" earns less than they do now and some group of the "deserving" earns more. Maybe this isn't what the GP intended, but their post smacked of communist/socialist collectivism thinking to me.

I don't expect you to reply constructively since you're likely hiding behind a new account, but am always curious if you do.




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