well, "working class" is a Marxist term and thus is defined relative to ownership of capital (means of production and the ability to acquire it). Practically ev

well, "working class" is a Marxist term and thus is defined relative to ownership of capital (means of production and the ability to acquire it). Practically everybody (in the economy) works, including capitalists; the division is whether you have to exchange your labour for your income by working for somebody else, or your income is from owning stuff (even if you're working on that stuff, like a founder owning and developing their software). Historically the "capital" would have been machinery or land, nowadays it's more ephemeral as the economy is increasingly financialised, virtualised and service-oriented.