• vane@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    the number of US AI users who regularly paid for the privilege stood at a whopping 3 percent

    That’s product designed for millionaires entertainment not for people.

    As of 2024, the number of millionaires in the U.S. was around 23.8 million. That means roughly 1 in 15 people in the U.S. has a net worth of at least seven figures.

    1/15*100 = 6.66%

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    https://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/financial-planning/how-many-millionaires-in-the-us.htm

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      Just owning a house in some areas will give you that net worth. It’s not like you don’t have to work full time and you’re just jet-setting around the world all day.

      It’s basically what we used to call “middle class.” Not even upper middle class.