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The rest, however, will own nothing and (be forced to) be happy about it, or at least ok with it. Those margins have to come from somewhere... Nothing as in, n

The rest, however, will own nothing and (be forced to) be happy about it, or at least ok with it. Those margins have to come from somewhere... Nothing as in, no house because the prices are out of reach, no stable jobs because late stage capitalism/AI/the current crisis/whatever, no good furniture (IKEA, if we're lucky), no quality goods (because enshitification), no public infrastructure (becase late stage capitalism), no healthcare (because exorbitant charges and, in countries that had it, the slow killing of public healthcare), no voice (because politicians could not give less fucks for anybody who is not a sponsor), and even our software we don't increasingly own, we just rent... But some on HN make $250K/month and higher, so "everything is fine", it's not like there is a huge majority in the situation I describe. Why even acknowlegde the rest of the population exists, unless it's for virtue signalling about caring for the underprivileged on some status update?

bamboozled 3y ago
I think people are so much more capable then we're told we are. I know that it's easy for me to say this because I do have a decent job, I don't make anywhere near ($250k a month btw) but I came from a family who lost everything in World War II and rebuilt their lives in another country with practically no money. They were resourceful. They could build furniture, houses, restore and fix things, grow food raise chickens etc. Mostly they learned this out of necessity because prior to the war, they were farmers and living pretty self sufficient lives. I'm not saying everyone can do this but I think a LOT of people, no matter their situation, can improve things a lot out of their own hard work, ingenuity and determination. Your comment about relying on rubbish like IKEA is what spurred my comment. There is so many cheap second hand super high quality tools and building materials available now that you can practically build anything you need for very cheap. So much knowledge available for nearly free about how to stay healthy that it's ridiculous. Just because most people rely on modern convenience and buy into that system, doesn't mean you need to.
- pixelatedindex 3y ago
  When it comes to housing the problem is land in an area where you get jobs. Hopefully remote work will spread that out more fairly. > I don't make anywhere near ($250k a month btw) Is this a typo? 250K/mo is filthy rich money.
  - imposterr 3y ago
    There are, in fact, many filthy rich folks on here.
    - bamboozled 3y ago
      I make a fraction of that, so don't try apply it to me.
  - bamboozled 3y ago
    The parent wrote that, not me. I was replying to that.

bamboozled 3y ago

I think people are so much more capable then we're told we are. I know that it's easy for me to say this because I do have a decent job, I don't make anywhere near ($250k a month btw) but I came from a family who lost everything in World War II and rebuilt their lives in another country with practically no money. They were resourceful. They could build furniture, houses, restore and fix things, grow food raise chickens etc. Mostly they learned this out of necessity because prior to the war, they were farmers and living pretty self sufficient lives. I'm not saying everyone can do this but I think a LOT of people, no matter their situation, can improve things a lot out of their own hard work, ingenuity and determination. Your comment about relying on rubbish like IKEA is what spurred my comment. There is so many cheap second hand super high quality tools and building materials available now that you can practically build anything you need for very cheap. So much knowledge available for nearly free about how to stay healthy that it's ridiculous. Just because most people rely on modern convenience and buy into that system, doesn't mean you need to.

pixelatedindex 3y ago
When it comes to housing the problem is land in an area where you get jobs. Hopefully remote work will spread that out more fairly. > I don't make anywhere near ($250k a month btw) Is this a typo? 250K/mo is filthy rich money.
- imposterr 3y ago
  There are, in fact, many filthy rich folks on here.
  - bamboozled 3y ago
    I make a fraction of that, so don't try apply it to me.
- bamboozled 3y ago
  The parent wrote that, not me. I was replying to that.