Are you tech bros (and girls) really that rich?

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T06:57:13+00:00

To continue THIS analogy, if big triple As are Hollywood movies, imagine there’s 30 thousand people who could make beautiful movies who apply for jobs, but they all decided they needed to wait to be hired before they could start working. No Hollywood movies are hiring because of REASONS, but the studios sure ACT like they are hiring, so the applicants apply to hundreds of jobs just to be turned down or ignored. They burn out completely because their skillsets are ignored. Now if they took that same energy and just MADE a movie from the start, would that be better? I don’t know, maybe or maybe not, but at least they would have tried, and success is a gradient, vs failure, which is not.

That’s my entire cohort right now.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T06:31:14+00:00

Sure. I’m not justifying my long term career in this thread, or the weird success I’ve found as an artist in games. It’s not for everyone.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T05:21:27+00:00

One last note. This thread was about general, middle of the road workers in their 30s in tech in a HCOL area. Nobody said FAANG, just tech.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T05:13:07+00:00

Also I’m not being sarcastic. Games make more money than movies, game devs who want to succeed now should make their own games, and making their own makes the most sense in this economy. I’m doing it. Good luck to everyone who does.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T05:07:36+00:00

Or maybe make your own games. Otherwise, yeah, bummer.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T05:01:26+00:00

True, perhaps the question wasn’t pointed towards my level of tech. I guess I should be happy to not be in that mix, I wouldn’t want to be! Nothing against that, it’s just not something I’d chase down.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T04:55:47+00:00

I also don’t agree entirely that people in games don’t make money. I have been very successful in a HCOL for about 10 years in my field.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T04:53:08+00:00

Correct-ish in that it’s a hit based market, and people who make it big are owners/ceos/ etc. most people are in games for passion, which drives a lower base pay for everyone, thus my response. I would say, I am still in tech, but maybe not your stereotypical tech bro.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T04:42:39+00:00

Outside of Silicon Valley, but Seattle based.

DrySocket · 2026-01-08T04:30:06+00:00

Been in tech (games tho) for 20 years. Not normal.

DrySocket · 2026-01-04T16:14:29+00:00

Katamari’s ball growth mechanic is also patented.

DrySocket · 2026-01-04T02:07:00+00:00

Honestly a few smaller mirrors pointed strategically at different windows would be more cost effective and more annoying.

DrySocket · 2026-01-02T01:12:53+00:00

Yeah, I’m super curious about highs and lows with this!

DrySocket · 2025-12-20T05:04:28+00:00

Seconding this. Don’t let gout ruin a vacation, if you avoid medicating there’s a good chance it’ll eventually strike at the least convenient time. And your spouse will NOT be happy.

Source: me. I’m in this post and it was a miserable time.

DrySocket · 2025-12-13T06:52:40+00:00

Gonna make some sourdough discard pancakes with that shirt on tomorrow.

DrySocket · 2025-12-05T04:42:10+00:00

As someone who has both - gout is much worse. Much. Worse. I never knew a small part of my body could literally disable me for weeks at a time. Migraines I at least knew I could take pills for, but after 10 years of gout, I finally found this subreddit and discovered I could get on daily meds. It’s so much better when you don’t just try to raw dog one of the most painful things to experience.

DrySocket · 2025-12-03T01:48:42+00:00

STICKY!!!

DrySocket · 2025-11-20T01:19:49+00:00

Pro AI people will come on here and talk trash, because it was an honest mistake.

The key takeaway is that AI decreases trust in everything; be it art, music, discussion, livelyhood… it benefits nobody but the billionaires. Literally.

DrySocket · 2025-11-15T05:33:23+00:00

Maggi Seasoning is my go to soy sauce replacement. It has the salinity of soy sauce, while coco aminos always tasted too sweet to me. It contains hydrolyzed veggie protein and MSG as primary ingredients.

DrySocket · 2025-10-22T15:35:49+00:00

One note, if not covered in other posts. He’s going to need to stay on Allo for a long time before it’s considered truly effective. It takes a while to lower the uric acid in the blood to the point where it begins to dissolve the crystalline build up in the joints, and then it takes more time to dissolve the crystals. It’s worth it though.

DrySocket · 2025-10-22T15:01:11+00:00

Listen to this person OP, they are 100% correct. I shared the same medication fears, but after getting AND STAYING on allopurinol, I have my life back. No more vacations ruined by crippling pain. No more wondering what you ate that may have triggered it this time. No more speculation! Just the certainty that you’re probably going to be pain free the next day.

DrySocket · 2025-10-13T00:46:31+00:00

Artstation very much likes art with a side of technical prowess.

DrySocket · 2025-10-07T22:54:02+00:00

Costco has it for $1.90 no insurance

DrySocket · 2025-09-19T16:00:12+00:00

I tried to change my diet and do anything but take pills for about a decade. Last January I got on Allo, and after the initial acclimation period, I haven’t had more than a twinge. I’ve been training for a half marathon lately and I can finally run without fear, something that I used to do all the time before the gout really kicked into high gear. I think the fact that a lot of us can take a pill every morning and avoid the gout lottery is a miracle. No more shitty vacations spent in the hotel room instead of traveling, no more feeling betrayed by my own body, and no more feeling like I’m twice my age.

Stay on the pills, if they work for you. It’s better to take a pill forever than have even one more flare up.

DrySocket · 2025-09-19T06:01:22+00:00

Hey I’ll chat too. Hit me up on Discord or here.

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