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Any sympathy I had for the author was lost when he said that he would have been happy had he not seen the list. I'm aware of the cognitive biases in effect here but, really, if he was happy with his salary it shouldn't matter if someone else was getting paid more, and if he wasn't happy the list shouldn't have had anything to do with that.

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Well the part about X is getting more than me is important from a value estimation point of view. He thought he was getting close to market rate until he saw what other people were making. The proper response would have been to start looking around and find out if he actually is being underpaid.

you are missing the point, is not about money is about repect and professional esteem, if you are a husband and your wife tells you she loves you you will be very happy, but then you find all the other guys she is screwing around with (and loves more than you) and nothing has changed between you two but now you are pretty angry aren't you?

Tough luck, mate; you happen to be talking to a polyamorist :)

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