Maybe if people making $200k behaved as if they had class solidarity with those making $20k, then maybe both would understand that the former is working class.

But they don't.

[–] Muaddib@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

They're propagandized by the rich, who control the media they consume

[–] WaterFoul@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's not uncommon for people at that level in tech to be class conscious. I'd argue it's probably at a higher rate than you would see in the trades or service industry.

[–] Lightor@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Came to say this

[–] orvorn@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

It's true. The people at my workplace who make over 100k act with thinly veiled condescension and discrimination toward people who make less. I had a friend who got promoted and I saw the cultural conditioning happen in real time. We don't hang out anymore.

[–] Lightor@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Demonizing those people helps no one. This is just another wedge being driven in by the other side.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

The "middle class" is an invention the ruling class uses to lie to the working class, and the working class uses to lie to themselves.