People who are used to making betweeen minimum wage and say $20/hr - getting their standard unemployment check PLUS $600 a week? - ya to them that was living like the 1%: staying home and making more than they were making before and doing what they want.

During COVID it was, which is what OP was referencing.

My partner received the equivalent of $75k/year on unemployment to do nothing. Using the standard rule of thumb, that is equivalent to owning ~$1.9M in liquid assets, which definitely puts you in the 1%. They didn't even look for a job until early this year.