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[-] mech@feddit.org 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"Middle class" is a term made up by the owner class to make parts of the working class feel like they're above other parts of the working class.
It shows workers a cliff they can fall down if they don't work hard enough, and tells them they have more to lose than their chains if they organise and revolt.

If you work for your living, you are part of the working class, and if you work for someone else who owns the company and doesn't share its profits equally with you, you are being exploited.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago

But if you sell insurance you also exploit people

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