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So if these tools are now indispensable, what does it mean for those of us who can’t afford 200 USD a month? We just can’t afford to be SWEs? My salary as SWE in a developing country is 1K USD a month. I have to funnel 20% of that to Anthropic?
January 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM
So if these tools are now indispensable, what does it mean for those of us who can’t afford 200 USD a month? We just can’t afford to be SWEs? My salary as SWE in a developing country is 1K USD a month. I have to funnel 20% of that to Anthropic?