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JumpCrisscross 25 minutes ago [-]
This is an effective form of protest. It causes someone who is clearly courting public affection to see they won't get it. It doesn't interrupt the speech for others who want to hear. But it's also not going to be missed by anyone at the assembly. Moreover, it communicates to the administration–who are also courting donations and prestige–that this gets more difficult when there is a massive gap on an issue students care about between them and leadership.
My only gripe is the lack of a clear ask. But perfect is the enemy of good.
w29UiIm2Xz 14 minutes ago [-]
The upper middle class' opinions and reflections on business seem to be shifting in this environment. It seems less mutually beneficial than it used to be.
cowanon77 8 minutes ago [-]
A lot of upper middle class people recognize that AI is a direct assault on their livelihood. The very jobs that AI threatens to disrupt are the bread and butter of the upper middle class.
JumpCrisscross 6 minutes ago [-]
"The median family income of a student from Stanford is $167,500" [1]. Not poor. But not trust-fund rich.
No, it's the rich middle class, business and factory owners
JumpCrisscross 2 minutes ago [-]
> No, it's the rich middle class
The "no" is incorrect. Some people use it to refer to the upper middle class. But this betrays the term's original Revolutionary as well as Marxists roots, and I'd argue, is inherently incorrect.
The main reason we blur these lines is because we want to call our poor middle class. And our rich don't want to admit that we're rich.
orochimaaru 7 minutes ago [-]
What I was about to say. I’m pretty sure most of the students walking out have a trust fund way more than what I have as savings.
My only gripe is the lack of a clear ask. But perfect is the enemy of good.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobilit...:
The bourgeoisie are literally the middle class [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgeoisie
The "no" is incorrect. Some people use it to refer to the upper middle class. But this betrays the term's original Revolutionary as well as Marxists roots, and I'd argue, is inherently incorrect.
The main reason we blur these lines is because we want to call our poor middle class. And our rich don't want to admit that we're rich.