I know the feeling. Where do you watch it?

Remember the sabbath ™️

Taking this to use for my new artist statement

There is no longer aspiration value to have a steady job, good benefits, buy a house, etc. because those things have become unattainable for many. Instead aspiration is for wealth (read: power) by proxy.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Whether or not this is true, as defined by an economist, it does explain why Tr-mp can build a $300 million dollar ballroom, be a NYC real estate developer, and spend his time on the golf course, while still appealing to a demographic that does not share any of those pursuits.

The political implications of this are that dems try to cater to the "working class" and in doing so patronize. Reps have had more success with the group (if there is one) of "working class" voters, because they treat them as if they were not a distinct class.

Therefore, if income, or education are not a determining factor to define "working class", and the jobs typically associated with such positions no longer carry the cultural value, or stability. Then how is such a class defined? Who would want to be grouped with a "class" seen as struggling.

Now throw in the fact that many people with college degrees are earning salaries similar, if not lower, than many positions typically associated with "working class" For example as a professor, I make less than some factory positions in the area. I know this is not always the case but making a point

They are not seen as striving towards securing employment as a badge of honor, but rather something one "has" to do, and ideally would do something else if given the resources.

but also those positions that remain are increasingly unable to keep up with the rising cost of living. Additionally culture has shifted from viewing such jobs as being valuable, and increasingly they are viewed and less desirable.

This has shifted aspirational quality of this positions...