hill I will die on: replace all "under 30" lists with "without generational wealth" lists

30 chefs who opened their own restaurants while sending money home to their family

30 writers who have student loan debt with debut novels this year

30 startup founders who were on free or reduced lunch in school

30 pro athletes who didn't have health insurance until last year

30 newly tenured professors who took out loans on top of full scholarships because they didn't have any help with survival expenses

30 independent businesspersons whose kids' other parent owes a ton of child support and will never pay it

30 touring musicians with 3 other jobs

30 business executives who have had to borrow money for an abortion

30 lawyers who have lived, not by choice, in an RV, tent, or shelter

30 doctors who have been unable to pay their own doctors

30 dancers who had to turn down a dance scholarship because of caregiving duties

30 entrepreneurs who knew what it felt like to skip several meals in a row BEFORE it became a trend called "intermittent fasting"

30 elected officials who have received WIC benefits

30 nurses who know which food banks get gluten free stuff in for their kid with Celiac Disease

I will stop listing lists I'd like to see listed now, I have proven my point, if any publication would like to commission a list of this kind, I am a writer published in print, digital, and audio; my DMs are open; and compensation will be repurposed for mutual aid.