The middle class is best defined as the people who expect their children to do better than themselves; when that expectation collapses, a middle-class society ceases to exist, and because all our institutions and budgets are predicated on growth, sustained stagnation causes society to unravel.
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“I would define the middle class as the people who expect their kids to do better than themselves. And when that expectation collapses, we no longer have a middle class society.”
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A.I., Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat— Interesting Times with Ross DouthatCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:32:27 PM
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