[lurknot]

Still, it's a hot take in general for the HN crowd

[fnordpiglet]

Or, they don’t know what they value yet and money is a way to measure value without understanding. It opens opportunities to discover your values and affords housing, education for children, retirement, and optionality later in life. Some folks, like myself, found what I value aligns with pretty good pay and I appreciate it while not particularly valuing it.

[JohnFen]

I suspect (hope) that by the time a person is old enough to have a job, they have developed some sort of value system and are at least roughly aware of what that value system is.

[lotsofpulp]

It might just be that most people’s value systems prioritize giving advantages to their children and/or securing one’s retirement above their values.

[JohnFen]

People who put maximizing income above their values aren't actually putting anything above their values. Maximizing income is one of their values.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. But, in my experience, that's not representative of most people.

[hotpotamus]

It's always impressive what one can justify for their children, isn't it?

[marcelluspye]

Citation needed.