How do you see the social classes?

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eric.wolfFull Member
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#1Sep 17, 2020, 02:22 AM
Some folks say society is split based on money, just splitting between the rich and the working class. Others believe it's more nuanced, with three groups: upper class, middle class, and lower class. So, what's your take? Are we really just two classes, or do we have three? Maybe it's even more than that? You might be asking why this matters. Well, figuring out how many social classes really exist can help us tackle inequality and maybe even find ways to close those gaps and make sure everyone's needs are met as best as we can.
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degen_nonceFull Member
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#2Sep 17, 2020, 05:05 AM
To me it's three classes which is the upper class, medium classes and the lower classes. There are people who could not afford things that the upper class people will afford and same time the lower class people may hardly afford what the medium classes are using or having but what really matters in Life is when you are able to shelter and clothing, feed yourself or family properly then you are a moderate person. There are some people who may not be able to afford the middle class people has or have but in as much as they are breathing, walking and eating they are already comfortable with that.
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bear2021Full Member
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#3Sep 17, 2020, 11:16 AM
The society is divided into three classes, so anyone who's saying it's divided into two is not right. If someone say the society is just between the rich and the working class what happens to the people that are not rich and those that are not working class but somehow they are surviving from that they can be able to provide on their own. Even in most government programs, they mostly provide for upper class (high income earners) middle class (medium income earners) lower class (low income earners) this is how the society is structured economically and that's what you can find in our contemporary society today.
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ape_cipherFull Member
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#4Sep 17, 2020, 12:44 PM
For me I think we have three class in the society the reason why I'm saying so is that there are people who are not rich because of the way they are living however they cannot be classified as poor people because of the way they are living also meaning they are in the middle class. Now if you check the meaning of the word poor it means lacking money or basic needs to live a comfortable life and if you check the meaning of the word The rich means having a lot of money, property, or valuable things. now there are people in the society they don't totally lack money or totally lack basic needs to live a comfortable life they have half or little of this things but it's not enough to call themselves rich because they have half or little of what qualifies being rich checking from rich meaning you need to have a lot of money not half or little and you need to have properties and valuable things which some people don't have but they are not poor because they have little of a comfortable life.
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bit2017Senior Member
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#5Sep 17, 2020, 01:25 PM
This social classification has led to many forms of discrimination in employment and careers. From what I have observed, this is the situation in several regions where the upper class lives luxuriously and looks down on the lower classes. Conditions like this always create social inequality, but the two or three classes you mentioned are actually insufficient, if we look deeper there are layers of status within each class. But I believe that everyone has the same opportunity to change their lives without the need for social classification.
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pixel2014Hero Member
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#6Sep 17, 2020, 01:38 PM
To be more accurate, it can further be divided into 5 or more. Another class can be between the poor and the middle classes. Also another class can be better the middle and the rich classes. But there are some countries or some states in a country that there will be many people that are extremely poor while the richest men in the country will be in state, while in some countries, the money is distributed better.
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ColdAlphaSenior Member
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#7Sep 18, 2020, 03:42 PM
Classes are here and they won't go away as long as money is the only separator. Classes have been with us since the beginning of having a record over civilization. People who envy another class are just too lazy, stubborn to try and switch classes.
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ColdLynxMember
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#8Sep 18, 2020, 07:32 PM
Is obvious that society is classified into three which is the first class, middle class, and third class. The first class can be seen as the rich while the middle class are those who are not rich yet they don't lack anything, the lower class or third class are those who are struggling to meet up with thier expenses in other word will be considered as the poor people. Even in higher institution we have first class, second, and third, and that is also a perfect example. Those who are middle class don't have all it takes to be one among the first class and so as the lower class.
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maxbridgeFull Member
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#9Sep 18, 2020, 07:57 PM
Don't even stress yourself because there is absolutely nothing you can do as individual to equalize the segregated behind the classes of people. You must understand that "No One" can afford to loose their portfolios or net worth all to uplift the lower classes. You also need to understand that there are some who are of the lower classes that are contented to what they have, they don't put efforts to increase their portfolios so are you going to force them to meet up with the high class? And who is going to do the Jobs if everyone are equal of their financial status? The only form that equality is necessary and can be adjusted is the humanitarian right because as stated, No One Is Above The Law in a regulated society but as it is there are classes of high profile people who violates the laws and are scot-free in the same society that states "All lives matter" to be treated equal. "Right of the society" can be amended and justified but financial classifications is a personal quest and is ungovernable. Although, a concerned government will always care the masses well being but not to equalize personalities.
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4p31337Member
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#10Sep 20, 2020, 04:08 PM
As you just said, society is actually classified into three places. The upper group represents the top population of wealthy people and also influencers; these are the most respected people in society. The second one is the middle class; this is the broad category, but in general it includes folk with a very comfortable, steady way of living. Thirdly, they are the lower class; this is the group of people who often face economic hardship with low job income. This is a category of class in society.
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block21Full Member
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#11Sep 20, 2020, 06:52 PM
Is not going to be only two classes because if it should be just this then we might be neglecting another one that's is also important even if they are the one the society doesn't favour in many cases, so I will agree to those that says three classes, so actually the poor should be there also or better still we can just consider since we no that rich and working class are the same thing so we should put them together to be only the rich and the poor because if we go by working, technically speaking everybody is working including the poor because is not only being an employee on a reputable company is a worker but every big and little work regardless of the money is a working because it wasn't done without money so that's why this class is not necessary.
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im_bullSenior Member
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#12Sep 22, 2020, 07:38 PM
The middle class is gradually phasing out because of rising income inequality. The rising cost of living and increase in unemployment is pushing the middle class down the ladder. But we have seen the wealth of many big business owners increase because of several factors like corruption, government policies, and new inventions.    In some countries we have just the rich and the poor mainly due to corruption. Politicians and their cronies have mansions in major cities of the world while common citizens suffer from poverty and disease. Therefore if you want to bring back the middle class, promote accountability in governance.
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the_k1ngSenior Member
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#13Sep 22, 2020, 10:43 PM
It really depends what country you live in as to what degree it matters. In somewhere like India, there is a heavy "caste" system that is based on class where it can be quite hard to ever move up, but it has many more layers than 3 from what I understand and a whole hierarchy to it. I think in most other countries, even if it is not discussed in that way, there are usually those three classes - the poor who are scraping by a living while barely keeping their head above water, probably in debt that they struggle to manage but probably few assets either, the middle class have it somewhat easier where they have average or above paying jobs and a bit more security in their future while the rich are always generally doctors/lawyers/inheritors/celebrities/highly skilled or just generally the super rich that are unlikely to encounter struggles of the others but may still have big mortgages and bills to pay.
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3r1c777Full Member
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#14Sep 23, 2020, 01:23 PM
I have always made reference to two classes in the past, which is the rich and poor, since I sometimes consider the middle class as part of the rich based on the negative sides of most economy like inflation, unemployment, etc. But in reality, I think they are actually three, which are the upper, mid and lower class. I consider the middle class as those who can afford their basic needs. Majority of people fall under this class to some extent, but some of them are literally living between mid and lower, i.e, they can afford basic things, but it still doesn't make them financially safe, especially when we're talking about things that are related to long term. Same thing with the lower class. We have those that are a little bit above lower, and those that are completely lower. I'm not sure of how much sense this makes, but I believe you will understand especially if you live within a third world region, or in a country that has high unemployment and poverty rate.
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cipher404Full Member
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#15Sep 23, 2020, 04:38 PM
I will say that the social class is not all about just having the money but about how individuals or people live, the choices they have and how they are being seen by others out there. And again traditionally society is divided into 3 and you can think of it this way like.  The upper class are set of individuals or people that do not worry about managing monthly payments, they control wealth, make the rules and pass it down to their generation and their wealth grows without lifting a finger. Then the middle class or average earners are set of people that work very hard for their money they've got education and aim for a life that feels safe and settled. And lastly the lower class which is also seen as the working class this people work hard but there is never much left , holding up the system to keep it moving even when the system takes them for granted.  So I will say that behind every class is a life that is full of emotions, efforts ,the fight to move forward and hoping that things can  gets better.
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bridge100Senior Member
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#16Sep 23, 2020, 09:40 PM
Money isn't the reason why social class division exists. Even before coinage was innovated, we had social class difference, all of humanity had it. That's why those famous Greek philosophers accepted payments in groceries and even relationships, because that's how they would show their payments for their value. So you would buy them what they need, and in exchange they would accept you as students. When you have such a situation at hand, it would not make sense to blame money itself as the reason for the division. It's human nature, we value ourselves, and we want the world to value it correctly, not everyone accepts where they are, but we are all put to some class, and told we belong there, and we try our hardest to get out of it.
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hodler2019Legendary
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#17Sep 24, 2020, 03:25 AM
It is a feudal system. Royals=rich Guild= middle class Knights = muscle Slaves= poor So four groups
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john_satFull Member
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#18Sep 24, 2020, 07:27 AM
To me the way this world is going now there are more class,not just three class.there are people that are extremely rich they are not upper class while there are people that are rich and there can be upper class.and there are still people that are averagely ok and the are not middle class,they are in-between rich and the middle class.and there are still people that are lower class and there are in-between middle class and lower class.then to round it up there are extremely poor people there are not lower class they are poor for real.so classifying the social in this present world is harder.if it was the when the world was better the three stages of classification would have worked.
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block2015Full Member
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#19Sep 26, 2020, 02:08 AM
Personally I will look at it that we have three classes and that is because in the actual divide, people really do fall into these three classes, some people are not working yet they are neither poor nor rich ao such person may not have a cclass if we are looking at the two class systems. And there are people who do not have so much gathered already but they are just very comfortable within their means and they are not seen as rich either they can be better placed in the middle so fo me three classes does works really fine than two classes so everyone has a place they fall into. There are people who work and are still poor, such people cannot be placed as the rich and even the working class will not be a perfect fit for them because I think  living above a $ daily was once the UN measure of poverty and if that still is then these working class who are not rich either has to be placed somewhere which is not really poor but they still do not have it figured out with their bills.
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ryanwizardSenior Member
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#20Sep 26, 2020, 03:29 AM
It depends on how we apply our own definition, but basically, we have the rich and the poor class, it now depends on how we define who are the rich and on what basis do we use in classifying them into categories, which is base on our own terms or how we define them as it applies to us.
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