I don’t see how any of this is helping the shareholders

Still too long, gimme the broad strokes here. I’m far too busy to interact with art, just gimme the facts.

It was one of the reasons I left academia. I doubled my pay within two years.

Cost of living is significantly lower, and the social safety net means you don’t need as much anyway.

My gut feel is wages are so much higher in the US because everyone is responsible for looking after themselves if life turns on them, so you’re obliged to stockpile wealth in case you’re suddenly jobless or have a giant medical or education bill to contend with.

Defenestrated

Why is this a jpg?

That’s not what free speech means. Platforms can remove anything they like, it’s not a public space and they aren’t run by governments.

Citation needed

Just in case, it’s a reference to the Sun newspaper “winning” the election for Tony Blair’s New Labour government