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		smabie on Aug 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did a hedge fund manager worth $700M take a $6... So you don't think talent is attracted by higher salaries? Should everyone's salary just be the same, forever? Would you yourself not switch a job because they offered more money? What you're saying doesn't make any sense.

JanSt on Aug 22, 2020 [–]

No, but salary is an s-shaped curve. The higher you go, the less the additional benefit, if any. It totally does make sense, because you reach levels where differences in performance cannot be predicted at all. It's naive to believe otherwise.

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