• sunzu@kbin.run
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    5 months ago

    it puts you into about 60-80% of the american households.

    middle class by default would be 40-60%

    “It’s barely middle class for most places now.” is hyperbolic

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      5 months ago

      I don’t think your definition of middle class is what most people use when they talk about it.

      This is really obvious if you think about people remarking on the death of the middle class. They’re not saying that the mean or the median doesn’t exist. They are saying that families like the Simpsons are much less common than they used to be.

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        5 months ago

        They are saying that families like the Simpsons are much less common than they used to be

        The fact that you are using a reference to corporate media to make your point gave me a chuckle lol

        This shit is weaved so deep into social fabric, we are fucked.