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I think you're generally correct, but there are a few things worth noting: - There's still a lot of frustration in the lower classes: people without college ed
by everdrive 6y ago
I think you're generally correct, but there are a few things worth noting:
- There's still a lot of frustration in the lower classes: people without college educations, living near the poverty line (either over or under)
- A person's sense of poverty is unfortunately relative. 100 years ago, people didn't necessarily have running water, or access to any medical care whatsoever.
- There seems to be a lot of frustration with the makeup of the popular culture, and a misguided belief that an election can fix this. (eg, "I hate those elites in Hollywood, we'd better elect someone they disapprove of!")
- telesilla 6y agoI agree about relativity. How poor one feels depends on who their neighbours are. I lived in a gigantic but cheap city and felt like a queen, being able to afford unlimited dinners and taxis, which would have been unobtainable had I lived in Manhattan at the same age.
- mbg721 6y agoCulture in general is the elephant in the room--it's not really about money. Middle-America sees a bunch of obnoxious elites who openly ridicule and hate their values, lecture them about voting against their interests, and hand-wring about how to "educate" them into submission. Resources aren't going to buy happiness in this environment.