Now that you have earned such an amount, I’m sure you’ve put an amount of money away for safekeeping. Let’s say something catastrophic happened. Doesn’t matter

Now that you have earned such an amount, I’m sure you’ve put an amount of money away for safekeeping. Let’s say something catastrophic happened. Doesn’t matter what exactly, the question is this: Is there ANY likelihood that you wouldn’t be able to secure a decent standard of living based on your in-hand capital? Can you see yourself in a tent ever again? Once you have acquired a certain amount to provide for yourself, it’s easier to take risks. It’s easier to make moves. For people caught in wage traps with kids and debts, it’s not so easy. I respect what you’ve done and I’m very proud for you. I know your future must be very bright if momentum counts for anything, because you’ve done wonderful work already. With that being said, it’s reductionist at best to say that your path is just freely replicable by anybody living in poverty. Particularly those who aren’t gifted towards computers. How’s a teacher supposed to make their way in America? Probably half of them are either living off food stamps or close to doing so. Should they give it up and just write Vue/React all day and take home their six figures? This is far deeper an issue than can be discussed in HN comments anyhow. I hope you can see where I’m coming from.