[justanother]

Starts off with an interesting premise and makes me think, hey, maybe I should re-examine my priors, let's see the evidence. And then the evidence turns out to be something about people who "make more than $100K," and goes on to assert that they "live in gated communities" and "can afford private security." In 2023, "making over 100K" just means that you're usually on-time with your monthly housing payment.

Author may indeed be going somewhere with this, but I'd like to see stronger support for the thesis.

[shric]

> In 2023, "making over 100K" just means that you're usually on-time with your monthly housing payment.

This hugely depends on where you live. To 90% (conservatively low) of the world's population making over 100k a year is insane levels of luxury.

[polski-g]

It is a luxury belief to believe that $100k is a pauper's salary.

[allemagne]

If we're talking a security firm paying minimum wage hired by the HOA to do rounds at a gated townhouse complex, that's not some unattainable luxury for someone making "just" $100K.

[waveBidder]

it's funny contrasting California expectations with the rest of the country.

[menshiki]

It's even more funny seeing it contrast with the rest of the world.

[Loughla]

Making over 100k in my part of the US is an exceedingly comfortable life with a massive 2 story home.

This is super dependent on where you live. You may need to step away from city centers for a little bit to see it.