@keccers.eth
Yes. HCOL/LCOL all these things. The nationally representative figure while a decent proxy obfuscates some nuance
I myself realized it was all pointless when I came to learn I was at high risk for breast cancer
And then I started to think oh you know what would happen to me if I got cancer
I realized what you say — that basically I could give my life away in service of *gestures wildly* all this and have a small medical bankruptcy, or do what I want and have a big one
There is no circumstance short of a lottery ticket that will let me get out of a cancer GoFundMe so what the fuck was I doing lol