[prepend]

Why would it be my employers obligation to pay me what I think I need because I want luxuries (like a $1600 apartment by myself)?

The typical HN reply may be trying to help figure out a problem like “if I only have X dollars how can I maximize.”

Reality is that unskilled labor doesn’t get everything they want. Fortunately, they get everything they need. A better example would be healthcare, but I think Amazon’s fulfillment center workers have pretty good insurance.

[jammygit]

Its a luxury to live without 2 roommates? I mean, I guess they won't die if that's what you mean.

[prepend]

Yes. Definitely. It’s not essential. And it costs more.

It’s not a Rolex, but I was pretty happy when I was finally able to live alone.

I was thinking in terms of Maslow [0] as it’s somewhere, I think, around esteem.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs