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> 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 differenc
by 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 agoComparing 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 agoSorry, 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.