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I mean hopefully he's paid well? Making salary a private issue only hurts people in my opinion.

Yes, but your approach is wildly unhelpful. Downvote it and move on.

Or don't downvote it and disregard. It's very common on HN for people to openly discuss salaries and ask about salaries.

“Oh no! Someone asked something on the Internet that I consider inappropriate!”

You know there are communities/societies where people openly discuss their salary, right?