Many many interesting points of information are lost when averages are taken. Averages can lie. If some working class people objectively feel their lives have w

Many many interesting points of information are lost when averages are taken. Averages can lie. If some working class people objectively feel their lives have worsened from crime, it's "progressives" in particular who need to be listening even if some of the facts appear to be wrong. It's quite possible critical theorists and sociologists and various experts are missing some important variance.