Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by DocTomoe on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:23AM
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You mistake the concept of money with the concept of wealth. Not the highscore-like number on your payslip is what matters - but what you can get with it. Just ask someone from Zimbabwe how they feel being a vingtiollaire [1].
So ... yes, technically, if you earn 37500 Euros post-tax, you are the 2%. And if you live in Laos, you're living the good life. In Paris, however, things will be hard.
[1] https://kagi.com/proxy/5653f337-ac74-470a-8651-231e5f3fee60....
Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by Emma_Goldman on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:35AM
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Click on the methodology, it adjusts for purchasing power.
60,000 USD is 58,000 Euros at current exchange rates, which equates to a post-tax annual income of 37500 Euros in France.
If you were only supporting yourself, that would place you in the top 1.6% of earners in the world. It would be an effective income 17x the global median.[1]
Now, these are estimates, and some of the underlying data is outdated, but the basic point is clear. It would provide you with, relatively speaking, a historically and globally unprecedented level of affluence. After that point more money is going to do almost nothing to improve your well-being - doing creative and meaningful work, having good relationships, having a well balanced mind, etc., is going to be far more important.
[1] https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org/how-rich-am-i?income=...