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sliverstorm on Nov 5, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Can Anyone Still Hate Bill Gates?

Parent: My family couldn't afford a $1k+ mac in the 90s

Reply: Your family was making $1k/month? You were wealthy!

The logical flow here is the same as if I said, "I can't afford a Ferrari" and someone replied with "you can afford a Ferrari!?"

Androsynth on Nov 5, 2011 [–]

parent: my family couldnt afford $1k/month, that is upper middle class

reply: a family making $1k/month is upper class actually

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