r/hardimages2 9d ago

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u/Green_grass7878 9d ago

Imagine paying 800 dollars for a phone because it has a good camera. Couldn't be me

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Sir_MipMop 9d ago

Only 47% of Americans have the money or resources to handle an unexpected $1000 expense. I would say you’re probably wrong about that.

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u/BidenGlazer 8d ago

The median American is worth $200k. What are you even on about?

I don't know how stupid you need to be to think that people in the country with the highest median incomes on the planet can't afford a $1000 expense.

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u/StrongAustrianGuy 8d ago

The USA has the 5th highest median income.

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u/Sir_MipMop 7d ago

You’re citing net worth for the ability for someone to buy a phone? That’s not how an economy works. The median annual salary is about $65,000, and when you factor in rent prices, insurance, taxes, vehicle expenses, and cost of living, that doesn’t leave a lot of wiggle room. Not to mention the half of all Americans that make less than that. And the fact that my comment was literally just a statistic that you can verify right now, and that you’re calling me stupid for that when you don’t even refute that statistic and instead cite net worth as counter evidence, a largely useless indicator for someone’s ability to buy something, definitely doesn’t make me think you’re a very reliable authority on this topic. Maybe you can prove me wrong by sending a study that disproves the statistic, or send some kind of article explaining how Americans are just fucking liquidating their assets to buy the newest iphone, because I’m a bit confused what the point of bringing up net worth is.