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[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

That's a marker of the upwardly mobile. At some point they reach a threshold of wealth where they can be paying other people for their time.

Those who stay poor might look at them like they're spending money recklessly to pay for the help. They don't realize the financial crossover that's happening.