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that's not $42,500, that's 820 hours

Another thing that's crazy is that writers, artists, 3d model animators, and voice actors[1] never make $60 an hour doing this kind of work, and yet he lumped those things under "developer time" high-level wages.

[1](Unless they're famous people for their particular talent category)

Union voice actors make hundreds of dollars per hour typically (a standard good but not-very-famous video game voice actor makes 2x scale).

Seriously if he didn't spend the time making this did he gain $42,500? No, he would have gained 820 hours.

I would spend well over $42,500 for an extra 820 hours.

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