'The math isn't mathing': Middle-class consumption now feels closer to luxury
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From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafes we love, there may be something bigger at stake.

From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafes we love, there may be something bigger at stake.

  • sqgl@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    5 days ago

    https://patrioticmillionaires.uk/ has none of that. The sister group.

    The founder at the top of the “who are we” list, Gary Stevenson, has a current #1 best seller in the UK, gets 1.2m YouTube views per week, and has excellent credentials and has working class roots despite education and luck propelling him to be Citibank’s global top trader - he quit after just a few years in disgust.