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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

it's relative to where you live and your lifestyle expectations.

where i live people make 300K a year and feel impoverished. if you go three hours away, making 30K a year is a good salary.

I make 150K a year, so to 25 year olds working for 15/hr i'm rich. but to many of my peers i'm living in poverty because I don't have ten million in the bank.

there are some objective measure, for sure, but people's lifestyles are radically different. the MIT cost of living calculator for my city is like 80K, but most everyone who lives here would consider that a poverty level wage.