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[-] Thrillhouse@lemmy.world 229 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

People are checking out because the middle class is non-existent. It doesn’t matter how hard you work - the the prospect of getting ahead, owning a home, retirement is out of reach for the vast majority of people.

People can work hard and stress themselves out or they can check out of the system and achieve largely the same result.

This is about the failures of late stage capitalism. To claim the issue is free healthcare is gaslighting.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 14 hours ago

Time for another round of:

“Turn on, tune in, drop out.”

[-] Thrillhouse@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Waaaay ahead of ya haha

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 day ago

"Middle class" contrasts with "upper class" and "lower class", not with "ruling class" and "working class"; it's the wrong perspective.

[-] FragrantGarden@lemmy.today 14 points 1 day ago

It may be today, but a strong middle class is what placates the working class. Give em something to shoot for so they won't shoot you.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Middle class" IS working class. It's a false distinction that only serves to undermine our only tool against the ruling class, class solidarity. (I think we're kind of saying the same thing.)

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 14 points 22 hours ago

Gaslight

Obstruct

Project

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 19 hours ago

This is about the ~~failures~~ successes of late stage capitalism

FTFY

this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2025
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