you, and I, and pretty much everyone we know, are making ends meet.
trust me on this one. it may seems far fetched that in all your friends circle, or mine, we don't know any rich person. but it is so.
We are all Class C, by the original definition that classify modern social classes by their aspirations and goals. not that non-sense sensus stuff. The successful guys in this forum, that made millions with their hard work, are class B. we have not even indirect connection to class A.
tl;dr do not base society on your personal knowledge.
Admittedly, I missed the dichotomy in your original post between those making ends meet and those aspiring to wealth disparity - I thought you meant that even those just trying to make ends meet aspire to wealth disparity, which is why egalitarian movements fail, when what I think you meant is that once people stop having to make ends meet, they then begin to aspire wealth disparity.
I would be very interested to see the data you are basing your knowledge of society on, since it must be outside your personal experience.
Also I'm not familiar with the modern social class definition system that you speak of, where can I read about that?
can't find it myself... will ask my athropologist friends later, as i'm curious to the actual terms too.
the original paper that mentioned A, B, C class outlined them by: C class, aims for sustenance. B class, takes sustenance as granted, aim for goods. C class, takes sustenance and goods for granted, aim for status.
trust me on this one. it may seems far fetched that in all your friends circle, or mine, we don't know any rich person. but it is so.
We are all Class C, by the original definition that classify modern social classes by their aspirations and goals. not that non-sense sensus stuff. The successful guys in this forum, that made millions with their hard work, are class B. we have not even indirect connection to class A.
tl;dr do not base society on your personal knowledge.