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Family member is convinced restaurant servers, undocumented laborers, and lots of other wage workers are all making six figures + (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by CleverOleg@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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I can’t stand this person btw, and I don’t think they are a good person.

This family member is a nurse practitioner who I know pulls in at least $150k a year. They are sure that there all sort of people who are working in jobs that don’t require a degree or all that much training that are making total bank. This isn’t based on data of course, just from spending hours a day on Facebook. They will go on and on about they saw someone saying they know a server who makes $50 an hour when you include tips, that sort of thing.

I have never heard (or seen - I’ve worked at a number of different employers and my line of work lets me see payroll) of anyone who isn’t a doctor, software engineer, or high level executive who makes that kind of dough. I’ve tried explaining this it just goes in one ear and out the other.

Knowing this person, this serves two ideological functions. The first is that this person is also totally convinced the economy is great and that the only people who are suffering are “lazy”. Apparently there are just an abundance of high paying jobs that anyone can just have, so this fuels their sense of superiority. Probably no surprise to you all, but this was raging about SNAP benefit nonstop the other week. If there are good jobs out there for everyone, then of course no one needs any help and capitalism is just working great.

But also, despite how much this person makes, they actually think they are way underpaid. I have tried explaining to them that what they make puts them in like the top 5%-10%, but hear them talk and they are absolutely convinced that people stocking shelves at Costco are making close to what they make.

Social media in general and Facebook specifically is such a cancer on society. Folks can use it to just live in their own reality and absolutely nothing will convince them otherwise.

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[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They identify as a libertarian.

That's all you needed to say lmao!

They are sure that there all sort of people who are working in jobs that don’t require a degree or all that much training that are making total bank.

Gosh, supply and demand is working as intended? People are operating in their own self-interest? Leave it to a libertarian to complain about their own beliefs. :not-listening:

But also, despite how much this person makes, they actually think they are way underpaid.

Technically under Capitalism they are right! :marx-goth: Good luck convincing them of that fact! :marx-joker:

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Gosh, supply and demand is working as intended? People are operating in their own self-interest? Leave it to a libertarian to complain about their own beliefs.

lol I mentioned this. We live in California where they passed a minimum wage law specifically for fast food, I think at $20 per hour. This person is blaming this law (“BiG gOvErNmEnT iNtErFeReNce!”) for being the reason for all these jobs they think are way beneath them paying “too much”.