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    11 months ago

    Can you explain how you’ve come to that conclusion? It flies in the face of pretty much every sociologist for the last 200 years. Even Adam Smith, distinguished people by gentleman, farmer, and merchant with clear class distinctions between each, even if the term hadn’t entered into the mainstream use yet.

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        I think you’re using a different definition of class to the standard. Once again, I want to point out you are disagreeing with pretty much EVERY major academic on this subject, including, but not limited to:

        Princeton

        LSE

        Harvard

        So I’m curious as to where you got this notion from? Even Adam Smith distinguished social strata.

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            11 months ago

            So this is a “I’m right and everyone else is wrong” situation? The whole point of Capitalism is actually in the name: those with capital (i.e. capitalists) control those without capital (i.e. workers).

            You’ve decided that Adam Smith (the founding father of capitalism), the London School of Economics, Princeton, Harvard, etc are wrong. I wish I had half your confidence.

            Last reply because there’s no discussing someone that just goes “nuhuh just is” despite asking for sources and clarification.