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In 2016, 67% of Americans agreed that most people can get ahead if they were willing to work hard. Today, it's 47% (thelemmy.club)
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[-] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

this is not news of class consciousness at all. it just means that 20% people believe they can't make it anymore while they could make it 10 years ago. it does not mean that they identify themselves as a part of a "class" at all.

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