• Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That is an incredibly privileged thing to be able to say tbh.

    how? I’m pointing out the financial situation has gone to such shit that having a house and a profession that pays what a profession is worth would make you a millionaire.

    Note that I’m not saying that all professionals are millionaires or own houses; which is the fucked up part. No one is paying what things are fucking worth.

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      2 days ago

      8.5% of Americans are millionaires. There are a few countries even higher than that, but in general, it’s significantly higher than most places in the world.

      Put it this way: More than 50% of the entire world’s millionaires (in USD of course, not local currency) are Americans. But Americans are only ~4% of the world’s population.

      It really is the land of opportunity IF you’re a professional doing… something.

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        2 days ago

        ok, so why are you busting my balls? I don’t own a house , nor do I live in the US. Why are you saying I’m privilaged for pointing out that my fucking meager existence wouldn’t be all that impressive even if I was a millionaire, and that these fucking US comedians are undercharging the saudi pricks for the whitewashing they are doing?

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          1 day ago

          I said it’s off topic and Americans need to start realising how good they actually have it financially. Just need to actually be good at something and that’s it.