Are you well off?

[J-Mann]

If you're able to log in to the Internet, you're well-off.

Bullsh**t.  It costs 10 baht per hour to do that here, which is about 35 cents.

There's probably a difference between those who log on here very sparingly and say they're not well off, and those who have racked up tens of thousands of posts saying the same thing   Anyone whose life affords them the luxury of spending several hours per day posting inconsequential messages on an inconsequential message board can't have it too rough.

[opebo]

...those who have racked up tens of thousands of posts saying the same thing   Anyone whose life affords them the luxury of spending several hours per day posting inconsequential messages on an inconsequential message board can't have it too rough.

I wasn't referring to myself, J-Mann, but your point is well taken - internet access of long duration and convenience is a relative privilege, though many poor people do have some internet access.

Or rather, time is really the ultimate luxury.

[segwaystyle2012]

yes, thanks to free markets.

[minionofmidas]

No I don't have malnutrition

Don't go getting it soon either - it isn't very fun. Though you can recover (to a point) surprisingly quickly.

Umm... I wasn't planning to. But thanks anyway.

I was trying to win an award in the "random and slightly disturbing comment" catagory.

I disagree, anyways. A little chronic hunger never hurt anybody.

[fezzyfestoon]

We all are.  I'm inclined to think most of the 'No' voters need a little perspective.

[minionofmidas]

...those who have racked up tens of thousands of posts saying the same thing   Anyone whose life affords them the luxury of spending several hours per day posting inconsequential messages on an inconsequential message board can't have it too rough.

I wasn't referring to myself, J-Mann, but your point is well taken - internet access of long duration and convenience is a relative privilege, though many poor people do have some internet access.

Or rather, time is really the ultimate luxury.

I dunno. You know how much free time hunter-gatherer economies tend to have? And while they're better nourished and live longer than primitive farming economies on far less toil, I wouldn't exactly call them well off by modern standards.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

No I don't have malnutrition

Don't go getting it soon either - it isn't very fun. Though you can recover (to a point) surprisingly quickly.

Umm... I wasn't planning to. But thanks anyway.

I was trying to win an award in the "random and slightly disturbing comment" catagory.

I disagree, anyways. A little chronic hunger never hurt anybody.

I was thinking more than a little

[Filuwaúrdjan]

...those who have racked up tens of thousands of posts saying the same thing   Anyone whose life affords them the luxury of spending several hours per day posting inconsequential messages on an inconsequential message board can't have it too rough.

I wasn't referring to myself, J-Mann, but your point is well taken - internet access of long duration and convenience is a relative privilege, though many poor people do have some internet access.

Or rather, time is really the ultimate luxury.

I dunno. You know how much free time hunter-gatherer economies tend to have? And while they're better nourished and live longer than primitive farming economies on far less toil, I wouldn't exactly call them well off by modern standards.

A lack of free time is more a feature of an urban, industrialised society than anything else, yeah...

[opebo]

I dunno. You know how much free time hunter-gatherer economies tend to have? And while they're better nourished and live longer than primitive farming economies on far less toil, I wouldn't exactly call them well off by modern standards.

Certainly.  Being 'well off' is all about enslaving other people.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I dunno. You know how much free time hunter-gatherer economies tend to have? And while they're better nourished and live longer than primitive farming economies on far less toil, I wouldn't exactly call them well off by modern standards.

Certainly.  Being 'well off' is all about enslaving other people.

So I'm a slavemaster? 

[Bacon King]

I am very well off on the global scale, somewhat well off on the national scale, and about average on the local scale.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

very much so. My mom is now retired and is making what she did when she was working. So that is good. And we have no debt what so ever. She only uses cash. So my life style has not changed at all with this resession. It has stayed up there. And I go to private school.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

very much so. My mom is now retired and is making what she did when she was working. So that is good. And we have no debt what so ever. She only uses cash. So my life style has not changed at all with this resession. It has stayed up there. And I go to private school.

Ah, so according to opebo you're well off only because your mom enslaves people.  Wow......I didn't know you two were so horrible

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Thanks to the mortgage on my home being declared a "troubled asset," I'm doing quite well now, thank you.

[Хahar 🤔]

yes, thanks to free markets.

This is very much true. It is also true for most people who are not well off.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Well, I'm healthy (yup, my lungs are for now cancer-free ), not starving, I have interesting studies at the university. What the hell can I want more fro life at age of 21?

[Ban my account ffs!]

Compared to starving children in Africa.. I'm insanely well off.  Compared to most of you guys.... I might as well be a starving child in Africa.

[JSojourner]

Not really.  Average, I guess.  But our combined income sure makes us a lot more "comfortable" here in northeast Indiana than it would in NYC or San Francisco.

I'm still hoping Torie will adopt me!