A ‘demoralizing' trend has computer science grads out of work — even minimum wage jobs. Are 6-figure tech careers over?

chobeat@lemmy.ml · 2 个月前

Ross_audio@lemmy.world · 2 个月前

I’m not sure that works. There were 20 shillings to the pound.

So £0.75 a week.

This inflation calculator:

£75 in 1843 is equivalent to £8,310.96

So 15s then is equivalent to £83.11 a week, £4321.72 a year.

40 hour week (which is implied to be too low). ~£2.08 an hour

So if he worked over 40 hours you’re talking a sub £2/hour wage. Around $2.70 in US money.

I suspect the stat relies on converting to dollars before applying inflation as GBP to USD was about 1 to 5 then instead of about 1 to 1.33

It’s fun but I wouldn’t want to denigrate Dickens by saying he got poverty wrong to make a political point.

finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 个月前

It’s fun but I wouldn’t want to denigrate Dickens by saying he got poverty wrong to make a political point.

I think they’re actually making the opposite claim- American wages are just that fucked, rather than Dickens being wrong

prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 2 个月前

I think who you’re responding to knows that and is saying while doing the math wrong makes their point better it does Dickens wrong.

markko@lemmy.world · 2 个月前

I think

Glytch@lemmy.world · 2 个月前

Unfortunately you aren’t