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0 pointssachingupta0065y ago0 comments

I don't think the pay will be the same, you can be the best paymaster but you should also look at local wage benchmarks and stay within ballpark.

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samdamsamm5y ago

Congrats on this bold justification you’ve created to justify your role in the exploitation process, but you’re not fooling anyone. There is no moral or material logic for this nonsense.

bruce5115y ago

But hang on, not all US teams are paid the same either. A dev in kansas gets less than a dev in SV.

Are you arguing that all devs everywhere should be paid the same for moral reasons? (genuine question)

Is it not more morally ethical to hire 2 devs in denver for the price of 1 in New York, thus providing employment for twice as many americans?

samdamsamm5y ago

I am simply saying there is no moral justification for any of it.

It’s important to take seriously because the logical outcome of this turn to remote work will otherwise be greater class divisions than the world has ever known, within the same economic structures.

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smabie5y ago

So are you saying if you hire a foreign remote worker, they should be get the same salary as a US worker? Moreover, how could paying a standard wage for a country ever be considered exploitation?

samdamsamm5y ago

You’re saying: we’re already exploiting foreign labor to some extent, so why not do it more? What kind of logic is that?

The global labor trade has proven a disaster for decades on end. It has destroyed the American middle class. There is no moral justification for any of it.

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samdamsamm5y ago

Congrats on this bold justification you’ve created to justify your role in the exploitation process, but you’re not fooling anyone. There is no moral or material logic for this nonsense.

bruce5115y ago

But hang on, not all US teams are paid the same either. A dev in kansas gets less than a dev in SV.

Are you arguing that all devs everywhere should be paid the same for moral reasons? (genuine question)

Is it not more morally ethical to hire 2 devs in denver for the price of 1 in New York, thus providing employment for twice as many americans?

samdamsamm5y ago

I am simply saying there is no moral justification for any of it.

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smabie5y ago

So are you saying if you hire a foreign remote worker, they should be get the same salary as a US worker? Moreover, how could paying a standard wage for a country ever be considered exploitation?

samdamsamm5y ago

You’re saying: we’re already exploiting foreign labor to some extent, so why not do it more? What kind of logic is that?

The global labor trade has proven a disaster for decades on end. It has destroyed the American middle class. There is no moral justification for any of it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse