system
A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
Also, that "meager" wage was probably equivalent to a low 6-figure salary at today's buying power.
gpt
Everyone I know who was born pre ww2 and had a large family were poor, and had little. It seems that while wages have not risen with inflation, people were apt to have many kids and live in worse conditions than they are today.