That’s… a lot lower than I would expect, at least considering Munich’s cost of living the last time I checked. Plus, having to buy or rent your own kitchen, pay three months’ rent upfront, etc. Sounds like you’re as screwed as we are here in the UK. Actually, as bad as things are here, if you’re good you can get a better deal in places like Glasgow or Leeds, which have a much lower cost of living than Munich. Well, like anything, I’m sure salaries follow a power law there. I have some former colleagues contracting for Siemens, big banks in Frankfurt, etc., at around €800+ a day. And they aren’t working in front office or boutique hedge funds, so I’m sure that while averages are lower, the opportunity to increase earnings is there (even in this awful job market, where so many companies are outsourcing like there’s no tomorrow). Apologies anyway, I don’t mean to pry or make this all about earnings and fiat jobs or contracting. Earning a bunch of money isn’t proof of hardwork or intelectual capacity. My point still stands though: whatever you get paid outside of Nostr, that’s your real opportunity cost. At the moment, very few people on Nostr get anywhere near their opportunity cost. In fact, for me at least, Nostr is an endless money sink and a totally unsustainable passion project. It works well when I’m chronically unemployed burning through my savings… otherwise... folks need to pay their bills.