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Tesla owners are typically white men earning six figures
(www.businessinsider.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
The use of “six figures” as a measure of affluence goes back to at least the 60’s… if we use 1970 as a baseline, a salary of $100,000 then is $800,000 today, accounting for inflation.
Inflation isn’t the whole picture , but helps to demonstrate how dated the phrase is.