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Is this to scale? That middle class looks bigger than it should be, I think.

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I don’t think it’s to scale, it’s mostly representative and mainly mocking the idea of a “middle class”

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The middle class in this picture would actually be $640,000 based on the number of pixels. And some billionaires have over 100 times as much as the big rectangle.

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And don’t forget the millions with negative net worths.

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Hey it’s me!!

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I can’t comprehend what it’s like to have 30k, either.

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Double posting because I think this Tom Scott video is another useful visualization.

https://youtu.be/8YUWDrLazCg

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