Its all a matter of perception I suppose.  

I would also say it is being able to give back to society in ways that make you whole. 

It must be a secret that you have to join a secret society to find out about.

They know they live in a misunderstood neighborhood and the minute perception more closely aligns with reality, county assessments and their property taxes will go way, way up.If you're going to invest in low-C and D-class neighborhoods, you've got to walk the streets at different times of the day and keep notes.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9232/55313-intro-to-section-8---your-perceptions-vs-my-realities

Why is it that we as a society, don't require elected lawmakers/officials to take and pass a economic's class before taking office?

They deserve to be shunt away from society.

And contrary to popular perception, California has a massive amount of stupid people - uneducated college educated, clueless, Pollyannas that think they are special and the entire world should listen them them and their enlightened views.

A renter, while they may have slightly more cash on hand to invest in the short term, often loses out on the massive wealth building tools afforded by home ownership in our society. 

Chapter and verse, Stanley tells you like it is, and you question it, "No, it can't really be so..." and then some years pass as you're paying attention and you realize we live in a society that really does keep us broke by playing all day on our vanity and silliness, siphoning away our wealth-creating power with ridiculous ideas they brainwash us into.My wife and I recently went through COVID-19 -- it's one of the reasons why I haven't been very active here recently.