Like ever? I feel like it’s almost guaranteed the more money the worse you become. I know this isn’t very dialectic but it’s true.

  • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    That's because where you live probably has a certain type of wealth breakdown, especially if it's small town America (making assumptions sorry)

    But if the breakdown is like this, there's a thousand people in town. 999 make exactly the median American salary, 54k a year, and 1 guy owns a used car dealership and a liquor store. This guy makes a million a year.

    So now you're 120k a year is great, you're doing well above average and you are in the top 1% of your area but it's more of a reflection of how unbalanced the wealth is. In many parts of the USA you are not buying land with this much.

    • ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      That’s because where you live probably has a certain type of wealth breakdown, especially if it’s small town America (making assumptions sorry)

      I live in the most expensive city in my country, its more just the average wage is 20k and the average rent is 1k+ a month, in these circumstances making 120k a year (especially when housing is about avg 80-150k) puts you at a massive advantage; by my metrics they are wealthy as they make 5-6x my salary.

        • stigsbandit34z [they/them]
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          1 year ago

          It’s really not though lol 120K on either of the coasts is enough to be comfortable and get by, but it’s nowhere enough to be living like a king.

          • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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            1 year ago

            Its a hyper annoying conversation to have online because everyone apparently lives off 5 dollars a day somewhere in eastern europe. Or, online spaces skew young so you're talking to an american teenager who has never thought about stuff like childcare, you know?