this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2025
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A Boring Dystopia
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In HCOL areas, 150k/yr can be barely above poverty level. (See SF as an example, poverty income for a single earner is ~118k USD)
Given the number of those kind of areas, and the cost of rent now, it makes perfect sense.