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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The problem is that everyone has a different definition of "rich". I think OC has a good definition.

I'm not personally a fan of "middle-class" meaning "has about as much money as me, or as much money as I'd like to have", or "anybody who has to work for a living, but doesn't need to use a food bank".

[–] weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's why there tends to be separation in the type of middle class. "Lower Middle class" "Upper Middle Class"

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

To me, this is like how "The Mid-West" is in central/Eastern USA, and "The Middle East" is not actually anywhere near the Mid-West, but in Western Asia.

Arbitrary phrases that sound like they would have concrete/objective definitions in relation to one another, but are actually defined by culture, history, and however the person using them interprets them, lol