I get paid that much, and sure as hell respect the people making less, because they work so much harder than me, when I'm just sitting at a desk in zoom calls, occasionally getting to write a little code.
For commercial rent that nearly seems reasonable. Especially considering what they're charging for dentistry, that's like... 3 people without insurance? 🥲
The 20k is after government incentives, definitely not permanent pricing. Lithium isn't scarce in the US, at least. The McDermitt Caldera reserves are quite substantial. More than half of the world's total supply.
Finding the labor to mine and process it cheaply enough to maintain profit margins, while simultaneously deporting everyone, is what makes things rare.
You shouldn't do that, because if you're writing it down it means you want to either refer to it later or have someone else refer to it later. The year changes and you're searching for that receipt or email... why set yourself up for failure?
Shame them now or we may not survive this.