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Why do they need to be Indian? Sure the data would reflect that a plurality of global low wage workers are from India, but there are also plenty of low wage workers who are not ethnically Indian or geographically based in India (such as all of the Americans working on r/beermoney).

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Because it is assumed that the lowest white collar wages are in India.

By using Indian workers you are helping to provide a living wage for people who really need it, not just for “beer money”.

I 1million% agree with giving the money to the worker in need, and I myself would opt for the Indian as well if quality is the same.

But, my suspicion is that everyone on beermoney actually has no other income :(

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Did you really just belittle my 60+ hour work weeks and 45 minute commutes as some frivolity?

Do I have a choice about whether or not I have to hold down a job? No. No I don’t.

Do I have a choice about the level of competition I must bring to the table to simply tread water? No. No I don’t.

If I had a choice, I’d never program another piece of code again, but hey. Yeah, beer money. Like I have a life whereupon I enjoy it enough to drink beer.

I did not interpret matte_black's comment as belittling at all, the post being responded to literally talked about people on the r/beermoney subreddit.

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