Part of the reason I've never chosen to use Instagram for arranging dates is that my follower count is below that of most women I'd choose to message based upon their physical appearances.
I feel that the statistics of income and net worth are being used interchangeably here. They aren't the same.
The typical 25-40 year old woman White or Hispanic childless woman with a BA/BS degree or higher who most men rate 5.5 to 7.5 expects a man to have a $100,000 annual salary.
If a man doesn't have a $100,000 annual salary when pursuing these prospects, he can either....
- Have a high net worth to compensate (trust fund child of a high level executive). $750,000+ minimum.
- Be a poor, tattooed dirtbag and not look like a white collar guy. Generally, the tattooed dirtbag look helps with seducing women in less conventional lines of work. Female strippers, bartenders, waitresses at Hooters/Twin Peaks type restaurants like this guy. Same with retail cashiers, especially Walmart and Target. College educated white women in white collar jobs don't tend to go for the tattooed dirtbag.
I think the $1 mill number for models, social media thots, and clout chasing gals is more net worth than income, though on income, you're going to want to be at least at $200,000, probably closer to $300,000-500,000.