Is there a term for how people tend to view 'acceptable standards of living' as a narrow range around where they're currently at? Too low and it's tragic, too high and it's exorbitant, and both of them spark outrage.
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Also, I think it'd probably be better if we relaxed that narrow view. Lives can still be happy with low standards of living, or kind with high standards of living, and there's been a lot of variance around these acceptable standards throughout history.
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Some examples: Some people are upset by the idea that people might be paid less than minimum wage, *even if that person considers it worth it to work for that amount*, despite that the living standard of today's poor is still better than it was throughout most of history.
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Gini coefficient is about as defined as I can think of. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coef
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"Anyone who drives slower than me is an idiot, anyone who drives faster than me is a maniac"
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