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I don't think the rich are particularly held back by any classism they might experience.
by wilsonrocks 6y ago
I don't think the rich are particularly held back by any classism they might experience.
- true_religion 6y agoBy logic, if the rich are held back by any wide spread ideology in society, they tend to fall back into poverty. For example, black nouveau-riche in New Orleans falling into utter poverty once Jim Crow laws were passed, or in feudal societies where self-titled merchant princes would always fallback to becoming common nobodies in time because they were not real hereditary aristocrats and thus didn't get first pick at any new trade route, or crown-backed company.
- wilsonrocks 6y agoInteresting example, and yes these cases are valid... I think I should have explicitly rather than implicitly defined class as more broad than just 'has a lot of money' - these examples are kind of 'working class but became successful' rather than 'upper class'? Edit - and then used that definition rather than just saying The Rich