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![JoshMHellman Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1137634086.png) Josh Hellman [@JoshMHellman](/creator/twitter/JoshMHellman) on x 4499 followers
Created: 2025-07-24 21:37:21 UTC

3️⃣ Wages:

💵 Starting salary Then: ~$42,000
💵 Starting salary Now: ~$36,000

Wages are flat.

Costs exploded.

We make the same — but everything from rent to insurance costs 3–5× more.

That’s not laziness. That’s math.


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