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> You're not going to get too much sympathy from them Why not? That someone makes much more than someone else and endures a higher cost of living does not esta

> You're not going to get too much sympathy from them Why not? That someone makes much more than someone else and endures a higher cost of living does not establish anything other than that the people who work those kinds of jobs want to live in those kinds of places (or the companies want to be there but it is hard to disentangle the two). Lack of sympathy because someone is in a different situation seems somewhat course considering that there are problems which either party does not experience but are objectively bad and should be remedied. Because they are different does not mean they are less impactful to quality of life.

refurb 4y ago
> Because they are different does not mean they are less impactful to quality of life. No, sorry. Both might be "struggling", but there is a massive difference between "I make $500,000 per year and can't buy a $3M home" and "I make $60,000 per year and can't afford a $300,000 home." The person making $500,000 per year in another stratosphere of economic wealth that someone who makes $60,000 can't even fathom. It's like someone who makes $1M per year complaining they can't afford a private jet. Sure, they are experiencing an "impact to their quality of life", but no, it's nowhere close to the same situation, hence they get no sympathy from people who have actual financial difficulties.
- Eisenstein 4y ago
  Comparing a home to a private jet is not valid. Of course life in HCOL areas is 'better', that is one reason why they are so expensive, but to compare someone who cannot afford a home in the city they work in with a millionaire ($500K/year is kind of ridiculous, I think $100 - 300K is more realistic) is not fair. Please open your mind a bit more and consider that treating people without sympathy tends to get you no sympathy in return, and I would wager mid-westerner's could use some as well.
  - refurb 4y ago
    Sorry, but the comparison holds. I have little sympathy for someone who is in the top 1% of income earners in the US not getting what they want.
lisper 4y ago
> Why not? You said it yourself: > the people who work those kinds of jobs want to live in those kinds of places In other words, rich people get to live where they want. They get to live in the cool places with good schools and nice houses far from the freeways and toxic waste dumps and with lots of interesting things to do. Poor people have to make do with whatever is left over.

refurb 4y ago

> Because they are different does not mean they are less impactful to quality of life. No, sorry. Both might be "struggling", but there is a massive difference between "I make $500,000 per year and can't buy a $3M home" and "I make $60,000 per year and can't afford a $300,000 home." The person making $500,000 per year in another stratosphere of economic wealth that someone who makes $60,000 can't even fathom. It's like someone who makes $1M per year complaining they can't afford a private jet. Sure, they are experiencing an "impact to their quality of life", but no, it's nowhere close to the same situation, hence they get no sympathy from people who have actual financial difficulties.

Eisenstein 4y ago
Comparing a home to a private jet is not valid. Of course life in HCOL areas is 'better', that is one reason why they are so expensive, but to compare someone who cannot afford a home in the city they work in with a millionaire ($500K/year is kind of ridiculous, I think $100 - 300K is more realistic) is not fair. Please open your mind a bit more and consider that treating people without sympathy tends to get you no sympathy in return, and I would wager mid-westerner's could use some as well.
- refurb 4y ago
  Sorry, but the comparison holds. I have little sympathy for someone who is in the top 1% of income earners in the US not getting what they want.

lisper 4y ago

> Why not? You said it yourself: > the people who work those kinds of jobs want to live in those kinds of places In other words, rich people get to live where they want. They get to live in the cool places with good schools and nice houses far from the freeways and toxic waste dumps and with lots of interesting things to do. Poor people have to make do with whatever is left over.