Philosophy aside, after your living is secure all the rest is imaginary points. It has to mean less than risk-of-death or living in poverty. Maybe not to a 20-something idealist; but definitely to a parent.
Even supposedly secure, well compensated tech workers can usually still count the number of paychecks away from poverty they are. While you can do that you're not really 'secure'.
Especially when you're paying $3,200 a month for the privilege of living in a city where they can earn the good money.
But we're still taught to sympathize with the Steve Jobs and Larry Pages than the McDonalds servers who can also count the number of paychecks away from destitution they are.
