Tl;Dr: It varies very drastically by locale. Rural Americans can often live okay on “very* minimal income. Standards on what " poor” and “normal” vary about as widely between parts of America as they do between America and where you’re from.

Where I live (Dallas), I’m making around $40,000 in an area where the median is $60,000. I live alone, but I will have to buy a new car this year and I will barely be able to make my payments. I do not have a college degree, and I’m still basically entry level.

I’ve been looking at moving a lot recently. If I moved where I want to live (Oregon), I’d probably make the same or slightly less money, and my rent and expenses would probably rise by a few hundred a month. In effect, I would barely be getting by if I didn’t have a car payment.

I’ve also been looking at Chicago, where the median wage is slightly less than I make now, but cost of living is slightly lower, and I’d make slightly more. I also wouldn’t have to have a car, so my disposable income would rise drastically.

Hey, maybe it was one of those “oh shit, I’m having a baby RIGHT NOW” deliveries.

Not ideal, but it happens. My friend’s sister was literally in labor for less than an hour.

Well…I hear good things about Ritalin. Good luck, and godspeed lol

I am so not jealous. Just know that we appreciate all your hard work.

I saw a lot of tianamen didn’t happen, CCP worship, etc on there for the first few days after I registered, which is a bit problematic.

I wound up blocking them after a couple days, more because I don’t care about a tiny fringe movement (in my country), and don’t have any interest in their content.

Me and ellipsis lol.

We do have…something similar, but they are nice enough that I don’t think I’ve heard of them brigading.

Which honestly…not that spreading propaganda and misinformation is a good thing, but as long as they don’t actively try to antagonize or disrupt other communities, I’m okay with them.

Honestly, I feel so bad criticizing without contributing, but at the same time, I don’t have any relevant skills with which to contribute.