The richest one percent of the global population are responsible for the same amount of carbon emissions as the world's poorest two-thirds, or five billion people, according to an analysis published…
Do you think all the modern conveniences we live with are dirt cheap over there?
Flights cost the same. Dish washers cost the same. Smart Phones and Computers cost the same.
Import costs are WAY HIGHER so getting non-local goods is much more expensive and harder.
Building code standards are not the same so odds are you don’t even have a fire detector in your house. You can say goodbye to stable electricity and you probably need to boil your water before you consume it…
Sure you can go outside and buy food for much cheaper - so long as it is locally produced. Those cheap street food vendors though… food safety isn’t really a thing so I sure hope you don’t get sick!
There are so many other factors… quality of life is nowhere near similar. That bangladesh passport aint worth shit. The US passport can get you into 148 countries without a Visa. Bangladesh? 20. The people with wealth do not want the poors in their area. They also want to believe that the poors have it better where they are so that somehow paying them a hundred bucks a month is acceptable for their labor so you can wear another graphic t-shirt or dress that costs $10-20 instead of paying the $80 an American made “living wage worker” identical shirt would cost.
Sadly few people really know how it is outside of their local area.
Nah man you’re just straight up wrong. Money value is relative. I’m a digital Nomad who lives in SEA. I literally moved here for higher quality of life for my income just like thousands of other people. I get the same dollars but the value is drastically different as so is my carbon output.
Tell me how much it costs for you to go on a vacation to singapore.
Are my dollars worth more when I go to where you are in SEA?
the value is ALWAYS the same. The costs where you are are NOT always the same. a dollar is a dollar. A dollar in NYC doesn’t get you as far as a dollar in vietnam.
A 5 million dollar property in NYC might be little more than a glorified closet, but when I sell it I get 5 million dollars. A 5 million dollar property in New Zealand might be a mansion, and when I sell it i’ll get my 5 million dollars back.
5 million dollars buys you 5 million dollars worth of things. Everyone knows it “goes further” in poorer areas but if you want to buy a share of Microsoft, it’s going to be the same price no matter where you are in the world. If you want to buy a RTX 4090 it’s going to be the same price (or HIGHER from import fees). A plane ticket basically costs the same no matter where you are from. A vacation to another country costs the same no matter where you earned your dollars.
You truly do not know the difference between how the rest of the world has it. Have you ever lived in a “third world” country? Ever spend significant time there?
Actually 93k USD is always 93k USD.
Do you think all the modern conveniences we live with are dirt cheap over there?
Flights cost the same. Dish washers cost the same. Smart Phones and Computers cost the same.
Import costs are WAY HIGHER so getting non-local goods is much more expensive and harder.
Building code standards are not the same so odds are you don’t even have a fire detector in your house. You can say goodbye to stable electricity and you probably need to boil your water before you consume it…
Sure you can go outside and buy food for much cheaper - so long as it is locally produced. Those cheap street food vendors though… food safety isn’t really a thing so I sure hope you don’t get sick!
There are so many other factors… quality of life is nowhere near similar. That bangladesh passport aint worth shit. The US passport can get you into 148 countries without a Visa. Bangladesh? 20. The people with wealth do not want the poors in their area. They also want to believe that the poors have it better where they are so that somehow paying them a hundred bucks a month is acceptable for their labor so you can wear another graphic t-shirt or dress that costs $10-20 instead of paying the $80 an American made “living wage worker” identical shirt would cost.
Sadly few people really know how it is outside of their local area.
Nah man you’re just straight up wrong. Money value is relative. I’m a digital Nomad who lives in SEA. I literally moved here for higher quality of life for my income just like thousands of other people. I get the same dollars but the value is drastically different as so is my carbon output.
Tell me how much it costs for you to go on a vacation to singapore.
Are my dollars worth more when I go to where you are in SEA?
the value is ALWAYS the same. The costs where you are are NOT always the same. a dollar is a dollar. A dollar in NYC doesn’t get you as far as a dollar in vietnam.
A 5 million dollar property in NYC might be little more than a glorified closet, but when I sell it I get 5 million dollars. A 5 million dollar property in New Zealand might be a mansion, and when I sell it i’ll get my 5 million dollars back.
5 million dollars buys you 5 million dollars worth of things. Everyone knows it “goes further” in poorer areas but if you want to buy a share of Microsoft, it’s going to be the same price no matter where you are in the world. If you want to buy a RTX 4090 it’s going to be the same price (or HIGHER from import fees). A plane ticket basically costs the same no matter where you are from. A vacation to another country costs the same no matter where you earned your dollars.
I’m not sure what are you trying to accomplish by repeating yourself but in a more angry manner?
whatever guy, just be another person who thinks people with more skin color or a different cultural background deserve to be paid less than you.
Since when does the cost of living only include “modern conveniences”? Have you never paid rent in your life?
I pay rent right now.
You truly do not know the difference between how the rest of the world has it. Have you ever lived in a “third world” country? Ever spend significant time there?