I have to chuckle a bit each time I read about “living wages” and such in the developed world, having spent my years from 18-24 on an equivalent of about 250$/m

I have to chuckle a bit each time I read about “living wages” and such in the developed world, having spent my years from 18-24 on an equivalent of about 250$/month in Eastern Europe. And yes, I also had to pay my rent from that money (which consumed about 60% of that). I would have considered myself rich if I traded places with those Americans living below the “living wage”, so it’s hard to muster much empathy for their living conditions. And I can’t be the only one as Eastern Europe is still much richer than most of the world.