Conversation Rate of G$ To Real World Dollars

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Andreas

That is also an interpretation which is supported by the mechanics of cost of living.

No it isn't. At TL 3, average wealth/average status has cost of living at 86% of income, which is insane for a single wage earner.

To the degree status-based CoL makes any sense at all, it's about demonstrating that you have the wealth appropriate to your status, plus ordinary patronage and useful employees. All of these things scale strongly on the average income of the society. There is a minimum viable cost that is less variable, but it doesn't really have anything to do with status.