• Brown_Pelican [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Totally. And let's be honest, even the software/tech people making ~100k a year also generally live in the Bay Area/NYC or other cities where cost of living is stupid. I've had coworkers who lived in their cars while making $70k a year because they couldn't afford housing. Like yeah, they're making good money but are saddled with relentless student debt, health insurance, and insane cost of living.

    The entirety of the working class needs huge help, which is obviously our goal, but this most recent take has really irked me. And like I said, I'm coming from a perspective as someone who grew up living with 3 families in one normal sized household, did community college/state school, dropped out of college at one point, and worked full time throughout college so I hardly have any debt. I'm still obviously 100% in favor of helping everyone even though I won't benefit. Like, imagine simping for banks this much so they keep profiting off this. :dumpster-fire: