[okwhatthe2]

$200k is hardly rich: You can work for 5 years as a software engineer and save well over that amount.

We shouldn't really take the shortcut of comparing our wealth to the wealth of others. Aren't shortcuts in dealing with people a problem?

[TheGrassyKnoll]

> "My mom got sick, and the $200k I had saved over 4 years went down to four-figures..."

He doesn't even have $200k anymore. He may be smart, but he's not rich.

[kp1234321]

> You can work for 5 years as a software engineer and save well over that amount.

How is number of years spent working as a software engineer a baseline for measuring wealth?

[stevenwiles]

> We shouldn't really take the shortcut of comparing our wealth to the wealth of others. Aren't shortcuts in dealing with people a problem?

That's a great perspective I hadn't considered before. You are right, taking shortcuts like that only invites prejudice and misunderstanding.