Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/34117495

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  • Willy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    If you’re on lemmy, you’re probably rich. Like worldwide rich.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17512040#:~:text=Let’s put the world’s average,bottom of the earnings league

    Edit: Yall hating on me, just like any mf from Tajikistan hates you. Yeah. That’s a real country and 1% of your income could change their lives but you’ve never thought about it because you’re trying to keep up with the Joneses and thinking about Musk

    • iAvicenna@lemmy.world
      15·
      6 days ago

      comfortably rich in [pick whatever capital city you want] is a grain of sand compared to being a billionaire though, that is the level of disparity we are talking about

      • Willy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        I understand that. the Bible makes no such exceptions and probably couldn’t imagine what we have now. we should help who we can. we live better than any king in the Bible. I know about the disparity that exists now. my only point is that everyone here on lemmy is likely above the world median but acts like they are paupers because they compare themselves to celebrities. I hear Oxfam does good work if you don’t want to work locally. I’m down with eat the rich, just please don’t mistake yourself for poor if you’re not. if there wasn’t an ocean between the usa and Africa we would probably look at wealth differently. but all that said, of course the wealth graph shouldn’t look exponentially increasing, but for a biblical discussion I think you can ignore the top 5% as a historical anomaly ignoring the usury.

    • papertowels@mander.xyz
      8·
      6 days ago

      The discrepancy you’re pointing out across different countries is at most 18x, according to your article.

      Let’s ignore, for a second, that “richness” needs to be considered in the context of COL. Yes, 1% of someone salary could make an impact in Tajikistan. But the cost of a meal for that potential donor could also bankrupt someone in Tajikistan. But let’s ignore that for now.

      18x an average persons salary is a fart in the wind when it comes to the rich. Take a look.