the article is explicitly targeting white collar tech workers. of course it's a privileged take. this isn't a callout so much as restating the intro of the article.

not many, unless you're deciding right now whether to renew your lease for the next year. this is an odd thing to pick on though.

> As others have discussed, one can minimize the impact of a recession by maximizing one’s personal runway, which involves cost-cutting measures (including, potentially, re-location to areas with a lower cost of living).

in context, this is a brief aside where he's explaining that he's not going to cover general cost-cutting in your personal life. it's tangential to the topic addressed by the article.