you can't unsee what lengths ppl will go to to jump social classes, much of AI discussions are directly stated/thinly veiled 'this is a last opportunity before a new overclass establishes'

i think some ppl know the most hurtful thing they could say is that i will always be white trash and it's had the desired impact

I grew up around mostly-white suburban teens in the 1990s. Punk, grunge and alternative rock felt like rejection of bucolic “Leave It To Beaver” and “Family Ties” prosperity. Many of my peers wanted to jump DOWN social classes. It’s like poverty was a Leni Riefenstahl aesthetic to reclaim denied authenticity.

Chocolate rainmaker. Singer. Thinker. Voice

Yes. It turns out that it's a materially comfortable life, but completely devoid of any real meaning or experience.

(Speaking as one of the people you're referring to who is definitely trying to get as far from the culture as possible 😅)