https://archive.is/2023.04.17-212925/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/millennial-generation-financial-issues-income-homeowners/673485/
Incomes and wealth are not just objective numbers—there is a large element of perception involved in whether someone thinks they are doing well.
You are not poor, you just think you are.
I've made my peace that I'll never retire and if I'm lucky, maybe, JUST maybe I can get on assistance to get rent controlled housing and food. I'm fucked but I don't pretend like I'm not unlike my peers.