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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah - everyone is shitting on the top 1% here in Germany until they realize that half the population here makes it into that percentile and suddenly it's the 0,1% that's the problem.

It's all about putting the blame on someone else so you don't have to question if you might be a little bit responsible, too, with your lifestyle...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Half the population of Germany makes it into the global 1%? So 40 million Germans are in the 1%, a group that is 80 million people in the world?

People severely estimate how many Westerners there are. The US alone is like 4 or 5% of the world population. If you're in the west, you're in the top 15% of the world, but not likely the top 1%

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's not how math works. Half the population is 50% not 1%

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was talking about the global 1% since that's usually what those kind of stats are aimed at

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are you implying that the climate crisis is a global issue? I thought it's all about recycling

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Recycling and liking pictures of polar bears.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Don't forget sharing posts. Sharing is caring

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

They're talking about the top 1% of Germany VS the top 1% of the world. If you reframe your thinking to be about the world instead of just your country, you might find your position as one of the 99% percent changing. I don't make much in the USA, I certainly wouldn't call myself rich, but just being employed, above minimum wage, and single means I'm probably above that threshold.