• boonhet@lemm.ee
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      7 days ago

      shooter and ceo were closer in class than the shooter and working class

      Ah, good ol’ “anyone who makes enough money to pay rent is part of the capitalist class, not the working class”

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          He was a white collar working class guy. His work history is full of positions at various tech companies working as an engineer. It doesn’t appear that he was handed any sort of dynasty.

          He was upper class, and he had better opportunities than your average American, but he was still a worker.

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      6 days ago

      Some people think anyone whose parents actually owned a house are “the elites”.

      No. The CEO earned more in a year than even someone with a six figure salary would earn in a lifetime.

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          Maybe his family did, but judging by his work history, he wasn’t personally wealthy enough to be owning a country club.

          If he was “owns a country club” rich, his work history would mostly just say “Owner and CEO of whatever country club”.

          There’s no reason to work any sort of normal job if you have that kind of income rolling in.

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          Could well be in debt up to their eyeballs and barely making a profit, for all we know.