Being Poor by John Scalzi
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- spl33nidoru0
Wtf are you talking about shaft, you're in Dublin.
Not every city in the US is the same and has the same opportunity, and if i consider my case (NYC) it does offer many opportunities but ALSO requires a lot of $$$ just to live in.
You're talking about $600 dream salary in your country, here you can hardly rent a room with that.
Also, I'm French, the economic situation in France is not so great right now and people are not willing to take much risks, so i didn't have a job there, my parents helped me put some money together and i could also find a banker nice enough to believe in my projects and lend me some money, which allowed me to move to NYC where i'm doing very well now.
BUT I never forget that i can make money "easily" because I'm my own boss and I work in a trendy field (computer graphics / motion works), and always remember I was lucky enough to have computers around during my entire childhood.
What are the odds for people born in a more modest family to get a job like this ?