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		FirmwareBurner on Jan 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Division... > build a house Not where I live you can't build a house on a dev wage. Average dev wages is ~55k/year and average house price is something like 500k+.

lawgimenez on Jan 11, 2024 [–]

I live in Southeast Asia, cost of living here is low.

FirmwareBurner on Jan 11, 2024 | [–]

I live in Europe :(

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