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$200k is hardly rich: You can work for 5 years as a software engineer and save well over that amount. We shouldn't really take the shortcut of comparing our we
by okwhatthe2 10y ago
$200k is hardly rich: You can work for 5 years as a software engineer and save well over that amount.
We shouldn't really take the shortcut of comparing our wealth to the wealth of others. Aren't shortcuts in dealing with people a problem?
- stevenwiles 10y ago> We shouldn't really take the shortcut of comparing our wealth to the wealth of others. Aren't shortcuts in dealing with people a problem? That's a great perspective I hadn't considered before. You are right, taking shortcuts like that only invites prejudice and misunderstanding.
- kp1234321 10y ago> You can work for 5 years as a software engineer and save well over that amount. How is number of years spent working as a software engineer a baseline for measuring wealth?
- TheGrassyKnoll 10y ago> "My mom got sick, and the $200k I had saved over 4 years went down to four-figures..." He doesn't even have $200k anymore. He may be smart, but he's not rich.