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Among other things... There's real dissatisfaction among the working class which inspired people to support both Bernie and Trump, and to vote against the stat
by Mikeb85 10y ago
Among other things... There's real dissatisfaction among the working class which inspired people to support both Bernie and Trump, and to vote against the status quo.
- ohwello 10y agoI'm not satisfied being in the top decile of historical human well-being, let's shake things up and take a shot at some reversion to the mean.
- up_so_floating 10y agoIt makes much more sense when you consider that the average frame of reference is on the order of tens of years, not tens of thousands.
- tomp 10y agoBut the problem is, they remember that they used to live better just a few years ago, while simultaneously seeing others (political and financial elites) getting richer and richer. That gives even myself a fundamental feeling of unfairness, even though as a programmer I'm far from Trump's target demographic (although still working class).
- ohwello 10y agoReal wages had been rising, we'll see what happens next.
- andars 10y agoIf that is your basis for voting, flip a coin. No single candidate is going to change that, and its not clear if it is even possible to revert so dramatically.