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		antisthenes on April 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Young women earn more than young men in several U.... How are you not better off? You obviously had the means to sustain yourself for 7 years somehow without working. They had to spend 14,000+ hours in order to earn those wages. Also depends on what their expenses are and if they are saving anything.

jozvolskyef on April 5, 2022 [–]

If we are to consider the definition of "better off" in strictly financial terms, the answer is clear. However, if we take into account a definition of "better off" that includes factors such as life satisfaction, I don't have the data to answer.

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