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That's a little bit intellectually dishonest. Class mobility does exist, albeit more rarely than it should, and unlike places with enforced social systems, you
by rpmisms 5y ago
That's a little bit intellectually dishonest. Class mobility does exist, albeit more rarely than it should, and unlike places with enforced social systems, you can't tell someone's social class by their name or clothes.
Class is also a generalization:
I'm a gainfully employed SWE, and I (by choice) live in a neighborhood where I hear gunshots nightly. I don't own any new clothing, my nicest pair of shoes are my work boots, and my friends are almost entirely blue-collar people. I could easily afford to live like an upper-middle-class yuppie, but I border on lower class at first glance.
Is class entirely economic, or is there a social aspect?