Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwqXx12bUc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This</a> is a very blatant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> and common <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/misconception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misconception</span></a>: </p><ul><li>Salaries ain't <em>worse</em> but what people call <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/perks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perks</span></a>"</em> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is basically <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mandatory</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Simple things like:</p><ul><li>paid sick leave</li><li>paid vacation leave</li><li>paid parental (!!!) (not just maternal) leave</li><li>healthcare insurance</li><li><p>pension / retirement plan<br>...</p></li><li><p>In the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, gross salaries are only higher because it's <em>WAY MORE EXPENSIVE</em> to get the same "perks", because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ForProfitHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForProfitHealthcare</span></a> exists and noone gets paid vacay per law, so everyone has to cut that.</p></li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a>-based systems make things <em>way cheaper</em>, and people won't demand 6-digit salaries when they have to spend like 10% of their salary just to downpay a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CarCentric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarCentric</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/suburban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suburban</span></a> shithole but have excellent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> at affordable rates right at their doorstep!</p>