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Class is defined by wealth and leverage, not by greed. I don't think I've ever seen that definition before. > they have greater opportunity to be greedy assho
by colordrops 6y ago
Class is defined by wealth and leverage, not by greed. I don't think I've ever seen that definition before.
> they have greater opportunity to be greedy assholes
That is the definition of a different class of people.
- Grimm1 6y agoThe only change I'd make here is by "perceived wealth" instead of "wealth" I know there's plenty of people who look rich and are treated as such that are a bad market turn away from losing everything because they spent all their money on looking rich.
- slg 6y agoYes, you are right that is how class is traditionally defined. However that doesn't match what is often observed in the dialogue on WSB and other places that are trying to engage in class warfare against the rich. The focus is usually on greed that helped the rich accumulate wealth, motivates them to want to hold on to that wealth, and how the less wealthy people's desire for a piece of that wealth is somehow more noble.