"decent standard of living" has changed a bit since WW2 also. Granted, it'd be hard on a single median income today, but if you're making two, three times medi

"decent standard of living" has changed a bit since WW2 also. Granted, it'd be hard on a single median income today, but if you're making two, three times median - in your 20s - it should be doable. And that's everyone on a six figure tech salary, to start off with.