> Good for you.

Is that particularly helpful here in this discussion?

> That doesn't answer the question of why you would choose to do that now when you don't have to.

Nor does it answer the question of why that dichotomy is being presented as the only option.

I presented what I found to be the median home price, a price unimaginable to the average SF resident. It's a comparison point to highlight the vast gulf between the two markets. It's not a declaration of intent to drop what I'm doing and move to a $35k home in Detroit without critical analysis.

"Is that particularly helpful here in this discussion?"

It's as helpful as you saying that you've lived in worse conditions in the past.