This week we talked about the social classes in our country, with an emphasis on the idea that people in the same community receive different incomes that create large gaps between the rich and the poor. Although some believe that they are not making a lot of money because they're not living the mansions that are displayed through the media in shows such as "Gossip Girl" and "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," the reality is that these people are actually richer than 95% of the world's population. For example, living in my neighborhood, I always considered my family and the neighbors surrounding me as middle class, but after our class discussions this week I've realized that we are all much more providential when we compare ourselves to the rest of the world population.
It's important to realize that the big name celebrities that we are looking up to, such as the Kardashians, Trumps, and Hiltons only make up 1% of the entire world's wealth. In addition, these celebrities fall in the small category for two possible reasons. They are either old money, meaning that they have inherited money from many generations, or they own an exceptionally large company or business. In conclusion, it's important to realize that we are all more fortunate than we actually think we are. We only think that we are less fortunate because we are constantly comparing ourselves to the rich celebrities surrounding us through the media. According to the Global Rich List, citizens who make $800 annually are considered middle class. In other words, they are richer than 50.28% of the world population. Ultimately, we should be happy with everything that we have instead of constantly wishing we had more because we are a lot more fortunate that we think.
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