I'm an engineer with a graduate degree working in the aerospace industry doing a job only a few thousand people in the world can do, and nothing in aerospace can be done without someone doing my job. I've lived frugally, saved as much as I can, I'm healthy without any major medical expenses. I feel that I'm a functioning, productive member of society. Yet I have little hope of being able to afford a home where I live. I can barely afford to move to a less shitty apartment. My biggest cost outside of the bare necessities over the past few years has been therapy, and I'm constantly worrying about whether I can really afford it. If I'm in such a good position and barely treading water economically, how the fuck is anyone supposed to live? We're barreling toward a cliff and the rich just keep pushing on the gas.