Safe space or free speech?

[Siege]

Besides, dividing the society in clases is a marxist trick to get us to fight each other instead of cooperating for the bettermen of the empire. Ehr, I mean the nation.

[mongers]

When righteous indignation reaches critical mass, this is the sort of chain reaction to be expected.

[Valmy]

When righteous indignation reaches critical mass, this is the sort of chain reaction to be expected.

Woah.  An on-topic post.

[crazy canuck]

Is there a reason you are feeling so persnickety today Valmy?

[Valmy]

Is there a reason you are feeling so persnickety today Valmy?

I thought I was just shooting the shit today.  Huh.

After all it was me who unintentially derailed the thread.

[celedhring]

Established Middle Class and Aspiring Middle Class. I sort of agree.

The question of how many people I know was a bit weird, since I could only check "artist" and "university lecturer", since I must know like 3423235245 of each (there's a significant overlap).

[The Brain]

Technical middle class
This is a small, distinctive and prosperous new class group. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:

Mix socially with people similar to themselves
Work in research, science and technical fields
Enjoy emerging culture such as going to the gym and using social media

[Martinus]

Ok, I am taking the buzzfeed test. Please help with supermarket brands. I shop at one called Alma, which delivers home, and has designer water, kaki fruit and kombucha. What would that be in UK terms? Waitrose?

[Martinus]

Anyways, I got:

You got: Aspirational Middle-Class
Yeah, you're pretty well off and you like the finer things in life - and you're okay with people knowing that. You're ambitious, you want to be able to afford the lifestyle you feel you deserve, and you're going to do your damnedest to make sure you achieve it. If you were a holiday, it would be to a slightly nicer destination than your neighbours.

Which I think is more accurate than the other test.

[The Larch]

Designer water? WTF?

[Agelastus]

When righteous indignation reaches critical mass, this is the sort of chain reaction to be expected.

"Righteous Indignation"? "Safe Space"!

It can only be..."Bucky. Captain Bucky O'Hare"...

[Martinus]

Designer water? WTF?

Overpriced shit with collagen:

[Norgy]

I'm apparently middle-class. Established, too.
That is just wrong. I am barely scraping by.

[The Larch]

Designer water? WTF?

Overpriced shit with collagen:

Collagen in the water? What a scam.

[Valmy]

I'm apparently middle-class. Established, too.
That is just wrong. I am barely scraping by.

Hasn't Norway been stockpiling billions to support their future pensioners?  Maybe that alone gets you into the middle class.