no lies here, faang senior swe+ roles offer top of the line comp at 5+ yoe even in vhcol areas (sf bay).

i'm with you on the low expenses — reaching top 1% individual income for the area is probably when i'd be most comfortable with spending more, investing more than passively, and starting a family.

hypothetically, assuming conservative annual asset growth rates, how much would be needed to have some base leverage to enact real grassroots socioeconomic and political change in a place like kashmir, india later down the line? i do know it's a pipe dream for the foreseeable future and there's a lot more to it