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owow123 | 3 years ago

There are very few people who can relate to your problems, though HN is probably the best place to find people who can.

How casually you say "6 figures in AI for big tech" - you are in the 1% of tech people, its going to be hard to "fit in" no matter where you are.

Bay Area, London, Asia (as broad as that is) - anywhere with a major stock exchange will see you right.

Its all about how much you publish / tweet (and get "fan boys") and who you work with.

Its a lonely world, I cant imagine Einstein worrying to much about it - though maybe he did.

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ptero|3 years ago

"6 figures" starts from 100000. In almost any US metro area this is not a lot of money. For example in Boston $100k means a frugal lifestyle. Not poverty, but very far from luxury either. Bay area on $100k? Ouch! I am not dismissing low six figures as a low salary, but given a choice that the author has I would settle at a much cheaper COL area.

If the comp is >$250k it would be another story. Personally I would still choose a very comfortable setup in a low COL area and spend the rest on investments and travel, but at least comfortable life in an expensive location is an option in this case. My 2c.