It's interesting looking at how our natural inclinations differ from each other; it's like there are two near-orthogonal left/right axes, you come out rather to the left of me on one of them (re various social justice issues), me to the left of you on the other (economic redistribution).
I think one of the things of the established vs technical middle class is that class isn't just wealth; there are a whole pile of other things that go with it. One of the interesting ideas in the study is that you can have two classes that aren't necessarily above or below each other, but are different. I suppose it's like the difference between Old Money and the Noveau Riche, but a rung or two lower down.
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Date: 2013-04-05 10:41 am (UTC)It's interesting looking at how our natural inclinations differ from each other; it's like there are two near-orthogonal left/right axes, you come out rather to the left of me on one of them (re various social justice issues), me to the left of you on the other (economic redistribution).
I think one of the things of the established vs technical middle class is that class isn't just wealth; there are a whole pile of other things that go with it. One of the interesting ideas in the study is that you can have two classes that aren't necessarily above or below each other, but are different. I suppose it's like the difference between Old Money and the Noveau Riche, but a rung or two lower down.