> Darcy's worth £681K a year and his friend half that. In the Valley or London, ...

adrianN · on July 25, 2019

If he was earning that as a wage, he'd be working long hours every day.

_archon_ · on July 26, 2019

Depends on the rate. To quote Steve Martin, "All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work."

You and I could make Mr. Darcy wages on an hour of work a week, providing that we could find someone willing to pay it :-)

thaumasiotes · on July 25, 2019

True, the income comparison is spurious, but the followup statistic is directly comparable:

> Using the annual yield to derive asset [value], the author in another paper put Darcy's net worth at £16.8m - £28m.

benj111 · on July 25, 2019

I wonder of the figure takes into account the inflation landscape (very low) at that time.

I couldn't go out and buy low risk Gilts and get that income today, I'd need index linked gilts, and they wouldn't be paying 3% after inflation.