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Re:Is college worth it? A return-on-investment analysis by sudosysgen on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:33PM (#29007231)
It's pretty egregious. Every time there is a discussion on HN that involves wealth (wealth inequality, trends for different wealth levels, intergenerational wealth, wealth taxes, etc...), people end here up basically redefining bourgeoisie and proletariat three levels down into the comment thread, and getting it slightly wrong in different ways each time.
Re:Is college worth it? A return-on-investment analysis by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @06:50AM (#29011514)
That's because a bunch of people who have houses in nice school districts, drive nice cars, have plenty of PTO, can afford a maid/babysitter, etc, etc, would rather redefine bourgeoisie than acknowledge that they're part of the bourgeoisie per the standard definition. Current social trends toward redefining words on a whim for rhetorical and ideological convenience certainly exacerbate the issue.
Re:Is college worth it? A return-on-investment analysis by sudosysgen on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @03:45PM (#29018179)
But that in and of itself is not even being bourgeois, it's middle class in the standard definition.
Re:Is college worth it? A return-on-investment analysis by animalgonzales on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @12:40PM (#29164710)
American definitions of "class" are just a way to obscure the lines between the owners and the workers. Most middle class people are petite bourgeoisie or labor aristocracy proletariat