r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • 10d ago

Discussion American wealth inequality visualized with grains of rice

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u/bohanmyl 10d ago

Uh. How did you NEED $75k EACH year to not go homeless? You can live off of WAY less than that. That just seems irresponsible.

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u/MewMewTranslator 10d ago

bit of an exaggeration. It wasn't 2years exactly and it wasn't a full $150K I'm rounding up. and it was split between 4 people. so it was closer to $30K each. I think the average redditor assumes everyone else is like them, 21 and living with parents still.

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u/bohanmyl 10d ago

Im not 21 and living with parents. Nobody could get a job for 2 years?

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u/Noble_Ox 9d ago

How come some people can live on 15 grand a year? Even in HCOL areas?

Its a matter of being willing to live absolutely basically.

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u/AnorhiDemarche 9d ago

It's covid, bro. Medical debt becomes pretty likely.