When You Were Growing Up, What Everyday Item Or Experience Did You Believe Was A Sign Of Wealth Or Privilege?
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Let’s rewind to childhood, what little thing made people seem “rich” to you?
South Africa’s Inequality Gap: SA has the highest inequality rate in the world (World Bank, 2022).
Access to Basics = Luxury: Stats SA shows that in the 1990s, only 58% of households had a fridge and less than half had a car. For many kids, these basics defined “rich families.”
Television & Media Influence: Owning DSTV or a colour TV was a huge childhood status symbol. Today, it’s normal, but in the ’90s only a minority had access.
South Africa’s Inequality Gap: SA has the highest inequality rate in the world (World Bank, 2022).
Access to Basics = Luxury: Stats SA shows that in the 1990s, only 58% of households had a fridge and less than half had a car. For many kids, these basics defined “rich families.”
Television & Media Influence: Owning DSTV or a colour TV was a huge childhood status symbol. Today, it’s normal, but in the ’90s only a minority had access.
