The amount of people who call themselves middle class to cope is sad, and honestly annoying

No, you’re not “middle class” if you live paycheck to paycheck in 600 sq ft space and your retirement plan is social security and hoping your kids succeed. You are working poor. I know you have a laptop and a phone. It’s 2023. It’s like seeing an Egyptian dude helping build* the pyramids, seeing rope in his hand, and saying “wow look at the technology and living standards he gets to enjoy”. I don’t think it’s ever coming back