Our friend group includes people across a wide income range and it's getting harder to navigate social activities without either excluding the people who can't afford things or making them feel patronized by constant accommodation. Nobody wants to talk about money directly but every plan we make involves these dynamics.
More people experience this than they realize.
Economic inequality within social relationships creates ongoing tension when the group lacks language or norms for addressing resource differences.
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