I wanted to chime in as I relate a lot to your points but coming from the other side of the globe: Brazil. I grew up in a lower middle class family, which in B

I wanted to chime in as I relate a lot to your points but coming from the other side of the globe: Brazil. I grew up in a lower middle class family, which in Brazil means that we had enough money to not get desperate about feeding our family and having a roof over our heads. No other luxuries, we never travelled as a family, my parents never really took vacations, etc. Still, it was a pretty comfortable life compared to the really poor people (50+% of society). I was just lucky to have programming as a hobby since I was a kid and lucking out getting a job early in life (15-16 years old). I feel so much better living in Sweden while donating to good charity projects in Brazil, helping my family however I can financially and living a decent life, seeing my tax money being well invested in public goods, etc. I absolutely support all of your points, they helped me fight this inner struggle of not feeling I deserved to be so well paid in a society that is generally so poor. I felt guilty a lot of times and at the same time frustrated with so many aspects of Brazilian society, I had to move out.