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I assume GP's fix is, "Don't accept below-market pay."

I would go further and say "don't believe that your below market-pay is due to true commitment to a mission. more than likely your leadership isn't taking that same below-market approach for themselves."

I'm not sure why, in most comments not just this one, the idea that you need to be cynical and not trust someone's stated good intentions isn't included.

Most humans prefer to exhibit trust towards other’s stated intentions. Cynicism is perfectly valid, but not a solution to the breaking of trust.

The idea of a world where I must be cynical about everything and trust nothing, is dystopian. And quite simply, would fail incredibly quickly.

Oh hm.. I have a pretty different view of the world we currently live in. That pizza? Not actually 10.99. That 120,000 paycheck, not actually 120,000. The list goes on.

It's not a good solution. Cynicism hurts.

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