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This is the thing I'm always fascinated by in these stories - the complete lack of understanding for why not everyone can have everything in a particular place

by tpmx 4y ago

This is the thing I'm always fascinated by in these stories - the complete lack of understanding for why not everyone can have everything in a particular place with finite resources. > I'm in the highest percentiles of income in Sweden Which one is it then? 80th? 90th? 99th? 99.5th? > It's basically impossible for me to afford a house / apartment for my family in the best neighborhoods. Which are the "best neighborhoods" in your mind? How many houses/apartments are there in those "best" neighborhoods? Do you see why these numbers matter if you're trying to learn from this situation rather than just complain and pretend nothing is finite?

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jdmoreira 4y ago
My income is higher than the average income in any post-code in Sweden (as far as I can tell). So the problem is not "income". It's other sorts of privilegies I don't have. For example "time in the real estate market pre 2010". Income != Wealth
- jdmoreira 4y ago
  also the higher brackets of salary in Sweden are not even high for European standards. They are in fact quite low
  - ptr 4y ago
    As a software engineer (consultant/contractor), you can easily make 80k USD post tax in Sweden. That’s not too bad.
    - tpmx 4y ago
      This is the way.