I know that was a rhetorical question, but I think low-key rich escapes most of the getting shit on.
But whenever the income divide comes up in personal discussion otherwise smart people imply the working poor wants the private island, rockets, lambos, and yachts of billionaires and that could destabilize society.
Am I rich? Arguably, yes. Am I richer than my neighbors? Not sure. But if I were, then we move to, Am I richer than anyone in my city? State? Country? World? When you climb, when you get to the point that you win the comparison game, you realize that you were only comparing yourself to a subset, and there's a bigger pond to play in... in which you're currently one of the losers.
What quantile of the population do I belong to? Still a comparison, but you set the bounds early. If you have to do the damn thing, whether by quirk of personality or impulse, at least make it explicit.