nostr:npub1h2nsqts7l467nrvvdr343530pgm8ug6np5udfwlnwcet5alm5aqqyznx0j And I think you might be giving journalists too much credit for statistical literacy; some of them are talking about specific fields, but many/most of them just look at the mean.
nostr:npub17yujtq4726d4g8mxwp9hayuz9jahfgsc0j03ncs6e22l8h03gf5s9ppxek Not sure I was trying to refer to journalists but really based on the general discourse I hear from people over the years.
I find that generally when people say the US pays better, I highly doubt they're talking about grocers, fast food worker, service industry workers and etc. People generally would talk about "aspirational" careers like STEM, finance, medical and etc.
nostr:npub1h2nsqts7l467nrvvdr343530pgm8ug6np5udfwlnwcet5alm5aqqyznx0j Just so. There is significantly higher income inequality in the U.S., and if you're part of the 10% (or so), you'll earn a lot — with all the caveats we've discussed earlier.
