There you can already see the arrogance of the privileged: you have a job where you work and are paid accordingly. That does not apply to the majority of working people. You have tailwind for your efforts due to gender, place of birth, cultural circumstances, and a few other complex factors. Very few have that, even in this country.
The old tune: I work (hard), so I also allow myself to enjoy life, only works because others who work just as hard or even harder simply don’t get an equally large piece of the pie. The pie can’t be divided into two pieces each larger than half. And apparently you have grabbed and gotten the larger half. Good for you. It would be good for the (surrounding) world if you were aware of that and walked humbly through the world accordingly.
That’s why you don’t have to feel bad, you don’t have to give up all luxury.
Giving up the shallow "I work hard" thinking would already be a great gain.
Sorry, I’m a bit sensitive about this. I work in a highly qualified but low-paid/exploited job (health sector!) and I lack the imagination of what people mean when they say they work "hard." Is it about the number of hours (anyone in healthcare can easily do that too), is it about responsibility? (anyone in healthcare can tell you about that too). Is it about physical effort? (most healthcare workers can say something about that too), is it about emotional burden (most of us (including myself) can certainly spill the beans).
So, the hard-working story is nonsense and is simply perpetuated by culture and society. It certainly has no substance.
What does "highly qualified" mean to you?
True, not every job is paid as it should be. My mother herself works in nursing.
I definitely didn’t want that. That’s why I continued to qualify myself on the side, even during my job. I have done a lot so that I no longer have to work physically hard now.
It’s also not the "privileged" people’s fault that you get too little. But you have opportunities. Further qualification, retraining, self-employment.
The argument "then no one will care anymore" is then not an argument. Since labor is scarce, it is rarely a cheap commodity. That drives the price.