Why the middle class mindset is no longer cutting it.

[Man of peace]

Gone are the days where you ask a teenager what he or she will like to be in future and they say doctor or engineers etc.. there are just few.
And this is because they have seen the imbalance between governments provision and citizens spending,

And this might not really be good for the future, because we might have limited workers in the society, so it's better the government finds a way to balance Evey thing supply and demand

I totally agree with you my OP for this your beautiful comment,it really reminds me about something on how parents falsely pushed their children to study a course that is not their choice,in the name of they want him or her to become doctor, lawyer or engineer and so on and due to the pressure or influence of others they do it, even when they know fully well that they don't have knowledge about that very course.nowadays it's no longer like that because everybody has his area of specialization and can not accept what he or she can not handle or defend outside and again our country today is no longer after what you study when it comes to employment rather they are after the connection you have to be able to secure a job..

[Zigabel]

On the flip side, what actually works in the economy today is; asset ownership, leverage and information.

Are we starting to see the reason why younger persons don't feel the need to follow the middle class trajectory of working hard?

What we're understanding is the system requires working smart, acquiring information, taking advantage of the times and attention, and ultimately acquiring assets

Information they say is power, when you have the right information, there is almost no limit to the much you can achieve at a time as compared to others who has got non of the information you have, even in asset acquisition and management, you will still need the information to get that in place the right way.

Modernization has also contributed to the trend of today that many wants to work smart and not just hard because with working hard, you expend more energy and have very limited achievements but with smart work, you achieve more expending lesser energy and time. In the center of it all is the amount of information you have because that will inform the decisions you will make that will also help you work the smart way, if you don't have the information how to work the smart way, you may actually not be bale to achieve that. The modern age now thrives on information, the better and timely information you have, the better the quality of your life.

[Yeesha]

Gone are the days where you ask a teenager what he or she will like to be in future and they say doctor or engineers etc.. there are just few.
And this is because they have seen the imbalance between governments provision and citizens spending,

And this might not really be good for the future, because we might have limited workers in the society, so it's better the government finds a way to balance Evey thing supply and demand

I totally agree with you my OP for this your beautiful comment,it really reminds me about something on how parents falsely pushed their children to study a course that is not their choice,in the name of they want him or her to become doctor, lawyer or engineer and so on and due to the pressure or influence of others they do it, even when they know fully well that they don't have knowledge about that very course.nowadays it's no longer like that because everybody has his area of specialization and can not accept what he or she can not handle or defend outside and again our country today is no longer after what you study when it comes to employment rather they are after the connection you have to be able to secure a job..

Parents always want the best for their children, but it is improper to force their children to study a particular course against their wish. Because sometimes, what an individual doesn't have interests in, it becomes difficult for them to focus on it. The solution to the problem that we're experiencing now in the economy is to chase your dreams no matter the situation. Because just because Mr. A doesn't succeed, it doesn't mean that Mr. B will also not succeed. You might be the luckiest person. A lot of middle class people have sacrifices a whole lot just to ensure that their children receive the best education without thinking about the outcome of other educated individuals, because they are still hoping for the best.

[Findingnemo]

Asset generation is part of wealth generation but how you are going to make the average middleclass who is strugling to meet their monthly bills with their salary is going to save enough money to buy assets?

[Cheema02]

Parents always want the best for their children, but it is improper to force their children to study a particular course against their wish. Because sometimes, what an individual doesn't have interests in, it becomes difficult for them to focus on it. The solution to the problem that we're experiencing now in the economy is to chase your dreams no matter the situation. Because just because Mr. A doesn't succeed, it doesn't mean that Mr. B will also not succeed. You might be the luckiest person. A lot of middle class people have sacrifices a whole lot just to ensure that their children receive the best education without thinking about the outcome of other educated individuals, because they are still hoping for the best.

Every parents have a dream and priority that there children have a secure and successful future. But in this way they put pressure on children's for study in which they don't interested and this step leads to lack of motivation for there children's. But those people who are passionating about there interesting fields they get more success then others in the field. But the sacrifices of parents which they done due to education of there children's can not be ignored and its very practical that many middle-class families face financial instability just to pay fees of there children's. But success is only gurented when an individual have strong mindset and continue to developing modern skills. Every successful person have his own struggle story and failure is not the indication of not trying but its the indication of improvement. Following our dreams of parents with hard working and patience leads to success for secure and bright future.

[Unknown Op]

This traditional timeline of middle class is not working today and is broken because of the high inflation the value of saving is decreasing and the sky rocketing prices of homes are far outpace average wages. Today's younger generation has different mindset they are not only relying on these paychecks rather they are trying to build their networks, learn technology and making their assets that will give them long-term benefits, if someone is not owning any asset or learning the benefit from the modern tools to make money then they will fall behind it is a survival strategy to move from labor mindset to ownership.

[Royal Cap]

Every parents have a dream and priority that there children have a secure and successful future. But in this way they put pressure on children's for study in which they don't interested and this step leads to lack of motivation for there children's. But those people who are passionating about there interesting fields they get more success then others in the field. But the sacrifices of parents which they done due to education of there children's can not be ignored and its very practical that many middle-class families face financial instability just to pay fees of there children's. But success is only gurented when an individual have strong mindset and continue to developing modern skills. Every successful person have his own struggle story and failure is not the indication of not trying but its the indication of improvement. Following our dreams of parents with hard working and patience leads to success for secure and bright future.

Actually, many times parents want to guide their children from their own experiences. Since they have seen struggles in life, they naturally want their children to follow a path where they will have more income and stability but not all people grow in the same way. Even if someone is forced to bring good results, they remain unhappy inside.  And it is true that people naturally put more effort into the work they are interested in. So not only degree, interest and skill are both important. Nowadays, many successful people are doing well outside the traditional path because they have understood and worked on their strengths.

[JoyMarsha]

Times are changing, likewise people's mentality towards the way of life they find themselves in, or meet as they live. As people no longer want to live their lives with salary base structure without having that dream house or future where they will be in charge of their lives and the finances because living a life as an average person will have only one thing to struggle with: feeding themselves and their families all the rest of their lives without doing something that they can proud they built on with their money they saved from the job they have

[Rgram]

Asset generation is part of wealth generation but how you are going to make the average middleclass who is strugling to meet their monthly bills with their salary is going to save enough money to buy assets?

This is the problem everyone has to navigate at some point of their life’s. The struggle would always be there, it doesn’t matter what you are earning at the time and should you entertain the idea that you need to save yourself or live at some level of comfort, you would see the need why you should displease yourself today to better your tomorrow.

Today, you find a lot of persons complain on how they are not being paid enough to invest in Bitcoin but, even that isn’t an excuse because, the market isn’t waiting on you and there is a need to invest if you see it to be of any importance in the future.

[Maslate]

The middle class timeline at the moment still works, but it isn't as fast and efficient like before. What we see more efficient these days are those that are actively involved in technology innovation and adapt it to their own lifestyle. Information becomes a reliable source, and everything that link to advanced technology, global digital connectivity and AI breakthrough, will create higher potentials to live a more successful and comfortable life.

However, the middle class mindset still a good thing, but it isn't that reliable and sustainable if you apply it in this knowledge and data -driven global societies.

[el kaka22]

Middle class always exists, it's just not as rich as it used to be. There were people who were poor and barely can afford food and barely able to survive, which was the poor class, and there were people with private jets or yacths and 10 story tall building for their business etc, those were always the rich.

Back in the day, middle class meant that if you had a home, with like 25 year mortgage, and a car once every 5 years, and kids went to college without debt, and you never had to worry about food, or clothes, or hospital, and you could do 2 vacations a year, one during winter and one during summer, then that was middle class. This is the life we all deserve. Today the middle class is the guy that is either on rent, or barely paying mortgage with one salary at home, and the other salary at home is paying all the debt they got. Still not homeless on the streets, but it's far worse than 50 years ago.

[Findingnemo]

Asset generation is part of wealth generation but how you are going to make the average middleclass who is strugling to meet their monthly bills with their salary is going to save enough money to buy assets?

This is the problem everyone has to navigate at some point of their life’s. The struggle would always be there, it doesn’t matter what you are earning at the time and should you entertain the idea that you need to save yourself or live at some level of comfort, you would see the need why you should displease yourself today to better your tomorrow.

Today, you find a lot of persons complain on how they are not being paid enough to invest in Bitcoin but, even that isn’t an excuse because, the market isn’t waiting on you and there is a need to invest if you see it to be of any importance in the future.

First of not every middle-class person want to get rich, at one point they accept their fate and it happens like when they are around late 30s so they just want to survive while also maintaining a decent standard of living if not a luxurious one.

And many making isn't an impossible task either, it is easier with the evolution of internet but it may need the skills that you can monetize which can be just being crazy dude or show your titties to being an OF model, if we thing these are immoral ways to make money then we have to take the high road which is always slower. Most of the time will leave you in the middle of nowhere.

[Sonia_123]

Do you really think that the middle class nowadays can really be sure of themselves being a middle class, since they are no longer comfortable with their earnings to survive, the difference between the rich and middle class now cannot be compare because they nearly struggle to survive and meet the needs of the family.

Now we can proudly say we have only two classes of people in my country whish is the rich class or the poor class nothing like middle class.

 The government and it's cabinet has being a major contributory factor for this present situation through inflation and the inability to provide job for its citizens due to corruption, they really wants this differences like this in otherwise to distinguish them from others and be well recognize of which some of them are from a very poor back ground.

The middle class can no longer be satisfy with their income therefore they look for another means of survival by multi-tasking , skill acquisition and others just to survive and meet up their needs

[Questat]

To be honest, working hard plus working smart still matter the most these days. Because if you only focus on being smart without consistent hard work and efforts, the rewards will not be that fulfilling and satisfying.

However, the middle class is no longer cutting it because life today is no longer dependable on what you have but its all about what you can offer to the digital world. There is high competition in all aspects of life, you just have to stay competitive to remain on the spotlight.

Furthermore, the decline in middle class profitability also stems from these different aspects, stagnant wages vs skyrocketing costs like healthcare, education and shelter, the debt trap as all class are not exempted from it, and the vulnerability to inflation and crisis which I think all middle class are also prone to experience this.

[uneng]

Are we starting to see the reason why younger persons don't feel the need to follow the middle class trajectory of working hard?

Young people lost touch with tradition and principles shared by the previous generations. Their parents didn't raise them the right way, unlike their grandfathers. The generation you see nowadays were raised in artificial environments, watching cartoons, playing videogames, listening to dissimulated politicians and media who promised them a world full of rights, with no responsabilities in counterpart.

Now the young generation wants to live like that. The fact they are frustrated is due to expectation not meeting reality. However, reality imposes itself, and there is nothing to do besides accepting it.

The point is what they can do with the reality available. Despite the obstacles, what opportunities are still available to them? It's a world full of variables and possibilities, so there is always a way. It just has to be found. But in order to be found, some traits like good will, endurance and accurate intuition are needed.

[peter0425]

Are we starting to see the reason why younger persons don't feel the need to follow the middle class trajectory of working hard?

What we're understanding is the system requires working smart, acquiring information, taking advantage of the times and attention, and ultimately acquiring assets

The new generation doesn’t seem to believe in resilience anymore or rather long term growth. Unlike previous generations where they can work their entire life and only reap the rewards during retirement, the generation now prefers work life balance as early as possible.

[bhadz]

Are we starting to see the reason why younger persons don't feel the need to follow the middle class trajectory of working hard?

There are a lot of reasons why they're like that. We've been through pandemic, and there's another one that awaits which is the hantavirus. We don't know if it will be classified soon as a pandemic but whenever we hear a news about these viruses, we know that there's a possibility that it can be. So, the middle class and the young ones are starting to live their lives because they know that timelines are no longer guaranteed on our life times. They simply work what they have to work and live with the salary they receive and that's it. But the wiser ones still continuing in dreaming and doing the right things such as investing and trying to do a lot of side hustles if they can.

[Bit-Mj1014]

This isn't just the middle class. You must have heard about the matrix. Where people are conditioned to just follow the traditional route of going to school, get a job, start family and that's it. But people are begining to wake up and they are getting to know that only those who are brave enough to do things differently that can really attain real succes.
The middle class that you talk about is people being comfortable in mediocrity and being comfortable doesn't get you to your goals

This perspective is heavily focused on only successive outcomes only. For every person who escapes the matrix and finds massive success by taking unconventional risks, thousands more fail and end up financially ruined. The traditional middleclass path provides the vital societal stability that allows infrastructure, communities, and economies to function in the first place. Dismissing standard stability as mediocrity is a highly privileged take.

[Coyster]

This situation is in reaction to the rise in inflation and cost of living, that's the short way to put it. I am not even talking about the "mindset" here as you put it, the reality is that the middle-class in society is slowly disappearing and it is expected to continue declining.

Inflation is rising so fast, much faster that the average income for a middle-class family. As their purchasing power is greatly reduced, they become unable to meet certain needs, especially emergency needs, pushing them further below into the poor class. People talk about investments without understanding that you need to meet your basic needs first, and then invest with what you have left, also keeping some funds aside for emergency; a lot of people are unable to meet this formula today.

[TheUltraElite]

I dont think the middle is always playing by these rules. Often they will try to find methods to make money that are unconventional but it works and they are able to come out of their 9-5 job roles.

Still the basic system of job>income>wealth is not wrong. How else will you be able to make money? You cant think about setting up a business on your own at young age unless you are some genius in marketing.

What makes a difference is that many of these people get into income generation but squander away the money in things they dont need. The saving needs to be started at younger age.