Comment by blululu

One thing that is frequently overlooked in discussions of publicizing salaries is that there is also a strong social stigma to flaunting wealth or talking about affluence. Personally I think that this is a good thing since it encourages humility and a sense of equality. I realize that there is a clear market case for publishing salary information, but I also think that we should be considerate of why people generally frown upon such conversations in interpersonal contexts (anonymous listings like levels.fyi are different).