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while it's true and it s very unequal the difference has become so big that even the poorest americans are richer than most europeans.

• gitfan86 3y ago
  Yes but so many Americans are on Instagram and Tiktok that they feel poor since they are inundated with stories about people doing better than them.
  • sonicshadow 3y ago
    It's just an extension of the American culture, everyone is a temporarily embarrassed millionaire, whereas in Europe it seems like people sit around waiting for entitlements to be handed to them and then riot in the street when they're not
  • fullshark 3y ago
    Comparing your life to tiktok celebrities is toxic but comparing it to the impoverished halfway around the world is healthy?
    • gitfan86 3y ago
      Right
      • fullshark 3y ago
        They are both distorted perspectives, one I guess makes you appreciate your lot in life, the other makes you realize working for the man until you die/retire in old age kind of sucks.
• Sharlin 3y ago
  And what do those "riches" buy them? Decent healthcare? A reasonable social safety net? Not having to work three slavery-like jobs without paid vacations or maternity leave or…? The ability to stay out of prison given the incredible incarceration rates in the US?
• josselex 3y ago
  This is not true if you look at actual data: https://nitter.it/jburnmurdoch/status/1570832839318605824#m https://nitter.it/jburnmurdoch/status/1570832839318605824#m