How does ‘class-passing’ actually work?

Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by ryandrake on Thursday February 01, 2018 @03:50PM (#16285746)

I suppose it varies regionally. To me, merely owning a lawn is something reserved for the upper crust, let alone having the time to maintain one. The middle class lives in small apartments and rents houses (with roommates or extended family).

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Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by closeparen on Friday February 02, 2018 @02:47AM (#16289090)

Everyone in the Bay Area was was forced to step down a class so that the tech boom and neighborhood character could coexist. Owning a (modest) suburban home for your nuclear family is baseline middle class everywhere else. Renting (and especially renting with roommates) is for students and the poor.

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Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by emodendroket on Thursday February 01, 2018 @04:06PM (#16285894)

That's mostly a symptom of a shrinking middle class, in my mind.

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