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A glib comment but the reality is that Texas is not that far off of the global mean

• deleted 10mo ago
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• rayiner 10mo ago
  Texas is what the global mean aspires to be. My mom visited my extended family in Australia and Canada (we’re originally from a third world country) and came back ranting about how “poor” those countries were and how “nobody can get rich.” What she meant was that they don’t have big mcmansions on two acres everywhere and a doctor or lawyer or engineer only makes a comfortable salary instead of a $500k+.
  • cwillu 10mo ago
    “Texas is what the global mean aspires to be” huh?
    • rayiner 10mo ago
      Yes. Your average Bangladeshi would rather live in a McMansion in texas driving an SUV than in a cramped apartment in NYC. More of my cousins live in Texas now than in Queens, which is the “first hop” for many immigrants.
      • cwillu 10mo ago
        Uh huh. The self-selecting sample says what?