If you have a microwave oven, you're probably very wealthy without realizing it. If you have a car your also relatively wealthy compared to the average person on Earth, only 1 in 4 adults owns a car of any kind when 3 of them want a new car, you probably own 2 or more if you are reading this as an American. Most Americans own more cars than there are adults in their family.
There are more cars in America than people in America. If you have a laptop computer, smartphone, high speed internet at home, a mobile data plan, a game console, a wrist watch, a washer & dryer for clothing, a dishwasher, electric stove with oven, if you have a basic apartment in America, your wealthy even on an low income in America.
That kind of privilege is something few people in the world get to enjoy. Many people live with no running water or sanitation of any kind. No health care, no prescription drugs, no nurse or doctor access, no vehicle, no electricity, no natural gas, no toilet, no shower, no appliances. Its can be hard for people living in industrialized wealthy countries to even appreciate how good they have it.
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