> He closes by positing that university intellectuals are above the whole mess That is a very disingenuous if not flat out incorrect summary of what he said.

> He closes by positing that university intellectuals are above the whole mess That is a very disingenuous if not flat out incorrect summary of what he said. That may be one group of people who might be outside of “this mess” and in his category X, but I don’t think that university intellectuals are categorically in class X. For folks who are interested in a more contemporary class summary, I recommend Michael O’Church’s version: https://indiepf.com/michael-o-churchs-theory-of-3-class-ladders-in-america-archive/ https://indiepf.com/michael-o-churchs-theory-of-3-class-ladd...