What about Amish Butter?

  • CliffordBigRedDog [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    Petty bourgeois

    i thought the definition of petty bourgeois are land/capital owners who do have to labour somewhat like shopkeepers or independent farmers in this case

    • spectre [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      The cool thing is that it's not very well defined! I feel like these are interesting distinctions that each need a term:

      • large business owners/shareholders/executives with close political connections/influence
      • small/medium business owners/investors with extravagant wealth, some state or regional political connections.
      • small business owners
      • working small business owners with a handful of employees
      • working small business owners with no employees
      • professionals
      • independent professionals
      • independent professionals with employees
      • managers

      I've heard "petit-bourgeois" used to refer to more than one of these (some of them I just threw in there myself)

      • Wheaties [she/her]
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        11 months ago
        • large business owners/shareholders/executives with close political connections/influence
        • small/medium business owners/investors with extravagant wealth, some state or regional political connections.
        • small business owners <<petit-bourgeois
        • working small business owners with a handful of employees <<semi-permeable membrane
        • working small business owners with no employees <<owner-operators and artisans
        • professionals
        • independent professionals
        • independent professionals with employees <<weird
        • managers