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Re:Want employees to return to the office? Then give each on... by jselysianeagle on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @05:17PM (#37068551)
"petit bourgeoisie" used to mean "lower middle class".
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Re:Want employees to return to the office? Then give each on... by hughesjj on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @06:04PM (#37069050)
The middle class is gone now so that's kind of fitting. I like the term "working class" as in "I need to work to survive". It covers a huge breadth of the population but that's better anyway imo
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Re:Want employees to return to the office? Then give each on... by CapstanRoller on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @09:21PM (#37070688)
No, it never meant that. "Middle class" is a USAmerican invention, and an incoherent one at that.

Class is defined by one's relationship to the means of production (e.g. whether you work in a factory, or own the factory where people work)

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