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The article describes Uber's surge pricing as a form of surveillance pricing, but this is misleading. The primary purpose of surge pricing isn't to maximize profit, it's to increase supply. Dynamic pricing in a 2-sided network is different than in retailing.

It depends on how much job experience your friend has (among other things already mentioned). It could range from around .1-.2% for a new grad to 1-2% for someone with 10+ years of experience in a more senior IC engineering role.

Counterpoint: as a gay Californian (and a SF homeowner to boot), I strongly identify as a YIMBY.

Aside from selfishly wanting room for more local colleagues at my startup, it's my mission in life to preserve California as a refuge for persecuted LGBT people across the country. The best way to do that is to build more housing and stabilize rents, not to block sorely-needed high-density housing because there used be a historic gay bar there 50 years ago that few will remember.

3D touch isn't supported on the iPhone SE or on any iPads. Given that it's not supported across the iOS hardware line, it's not assigned any essential functionality.

I expect that it'll play a larger role after the next major redesign of iOS in a couple years.

Another similar rational but liberal approach would be "I want my non-homeowning friends and co-workers to continue to be able to afford the Bay Area, rather than get priced out over time."

As a young SF homeowner, that's more important to my quality of life than the price of my home going up.