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[–] Deadrek@lemmy.today 71 points 7 months ago (2 children)

For the literalists out there, the $600 amount is actually irrelevant. The joke is that there would be an amount of money that won't do anything truly life changing for you.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

honestly the last job I worked was 16.33 an hour and they gave me like 10-45 hours randomly every week. $600 would be a lot at that rate. quite literally.

[–] thingAmaBob@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

For real. These days you need such a large amount to feel secure in case of emergencies, and even more to buy property or save for retirement. It’s never ending.