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This comment reeks of entitlement. I can barely get by on a salary in the top 5%

by p0pcult 4y ago

tempsy 4y ago
Entitlement is being realistic about $200k not going far in large expensive metros? I don’t think so.
- p0pcult 4y ago
  Entilement is making your own decision and then whining about its consequences.
  - tempsy 4y ago
    We are talking about a hypothetical situation where someone was asked to be content with a $200k salary in a high cost metro. In this scenario the person has made the decision that it isn’t really that great of a salary considering cost of living, yet you’re on here getting angry this person is being “entitled”. No decision was made to accept this salary as a good one in this scenario.
keneda7 4y ago
I would agree with you for the most part but also keep in mind 200k may not be the top 5% for particular locations. In San Fran county the top 5% is 808k (https://www.kqed.org/news/11799308/bay-area-has-highest-income-inequality-in-california https://www.kqed.org/news/11799308/bay-area-has-highest-inco...). I would be jumping with joy to make 200k a year with where I live now. However if I was in offered the same job in the bay area for 200k a year I would not be nearly as happy.
Klonoar 4y ago
That’s not entitlement, they are simply stating what the rental market is. They have no control over that.
- roflyear 4y ago
  They are being misleading about the rental market.
  - Klonoar 4y ago
    No, they're not. NYC is stupid expensive to live in, and this is why we have a thing called "cost of living".
    - roflyear 4y ago
      They are for several reasons. They are lying about the price of rent, saying it is higher than it is. They are insisting that you need to live in Manhattan, when there are places about half as cheap very close to Manhattan. I'm not saying the area is inexpensive. Don't argue with a strawman.
      - Klonoar 4y ago
        >They are for several reasons. They are lying about the price of rent, saying it is higher than it is. They are insisting that you need to live in Manhattan, when there are places about half as cheap very close to Manhattan. > >I'm not saying the area is inexpensive. Don't argue with a strawman. Don't misconstrue what I am pointing out what you're doing. They are not lying about how expensive rent can be there, this is simple to verify. People want to live where they want to live. Get over it.

This comment reeks of entitlement. I can barely get by on a salary in the top 5%

tempsy 4y ago

Entitlement is being realistic about $200k not going far in large expensive metros? I don’t think so.

p0pcult 4y ago
Entilement is making your own decision and then whining about its consequences.
- tempsy 4y ago
  We are talking about a hypothetical situation where someone was asked to be content with a $200k salary in a high cost metro. In this scenario the person has made the decision that it isn’t really that great of a salary considering cost of living, yet you’re on here getting angry this person is being “entitled”. No decision was made to accept this salary as a good one in this scenario.

keneda7 4y ago

I would agree with you for the most part but also keep in mind 200k may not be the top 5% for particular locations. In San Fran county the top 5% is 808k (https://www.kqed.org/news/11799308/bay-area-has-highest-income-inequality-in-california https://www.kqed.org/news/11799308/bay-area-has-highest-inco...). I would be jumping with joy to make 200k a year with where I live now. However if I was in offered the same job in the bay area for 200k a year I would not be nearly as happy.

Klonoar 4y ago

That’s not entitlement, they are simply stating what the rental market is. They have no control over that.

roflyear 4y ago
They are being misleading about the rental market.
- Klonoar 4y ago
  No, they're not. NYC is stupid expensive to live in, and this is why we have a thing called "cost of living".
  - roflyear 4y ago
    They are for several reasons. They are lying about the price of rent, saying it is higher than it is. They are insisting that you need to live in Manhattan, when there are places about half as cheap very close to Manhattan. I'm not saying the area is inexpensive. Don't argue with a strawman.
    - Klonoar 4y ago
      >They are for several reasons. They are lying about the price of rent, saying it is higher than it is. They are insisting that you need to live in Manhattan, when there are places about half as cheap very close to Manhattan. > >I'm not saying the area is inexpensive. Don't argue with a strawman. Don't misconstrue what I am pointing out what you're doing. They are not lying about how expensive rent can be there, this is simple to verify. People want to live where they want to live. Get over it.