Being middle class isn't about income, it's a lifestyle. 90% of movies and TV shows set in America from the past 70 years are about 'the middle class.' So even though it no longer has any relationship to the middle, owning a house in the suburbs and going on vacation every once in a while makes you middle class. It just happens to be the case that only people making over 100k a year can afford that lifestyle now.
This makes sense lol. Forgot about inflation, just 10 years ago making 78k would be the same as making 100k today.
78k, while nothing to scoff at, was also nothing special even in 2010. Coupling that with ultra inflated housing education and healthcare, I can see why 100k makers see themselves as normal.
Edit : also It makes me realize how much better people's lives would be if housing, hcare and edu was socialized. It's just a simple socdem policy, but it would make people lives better by a million percent.
I think that's that's the secret trick the bourgs have in case of civil war/riots. They won't "Nordify" until there's a literal civil war, because such a policy is near guaranteed to placate the proletariat.
Yeah. My parents make a lot more money than they did 10-15 years ago, but their lifestyle hasn't changed at all (with some minor exceptions and also covid stuff)
Being middle class isn't about income, it's a lifestyle. 90% of movies and TV shows set in America from the past 70 years are about 'the middle class.' So even though it no longer has any relationship to the middle, owning a house in the suburbs and going on vacation every once in a while makes you middle class. It just happens to be the case that only people making over 100k a year can afford that lifestyle now.
This makes sense lol. Forgot about inflation, just 10 years ago making 78k would be the same as making 100k today. 78k, while nothing to scoff at, was also nothing special even in 2010. Coupling that with ultra inflated housing education and healthcare, I can see why 100k makers see themselves as normal.
Edit : also It makes me realize how much better people's lives would be if housing, hcare and edu was socialized. It's just a simple socdem policy, but it would make people lives better by a million percent.
I think that's that's the secret trick the bourgs have in case of civil war/riots. They won't "Nordify" until there's a literal civil war, because such a policy is near guaranteed to placate the proletariat.
As always a relevant citations needed episode :the-podcast:
Yeah. My parents make a lot more money than they did 10-15 years ago, but their lifestyle hasn't changed at all (with some minor exceptions and also covid stuff)