oh this one. "X isn't as bad as Y (where Y is worse) therefore X is OK, deal with it" X and Y are completely unconnected and X is still bad and should be fixed

oh this one. "X isn't as bad as Y (where Y is worse) therefore X is OK, deal with it" X and Y are completely unconnected and X is still bad and should be fixed. Imagine if you went to the doctor with a fractured ankle and they said "well, it's not as bad as this baby I saw last week who was dying of sepsis. I suggest you count your blessings and deal with it" And 6-figure salaries ? choose the value from the tail of the distribution to support your argument why don't you