I’d just like to step on the soapbox for one quick, tangential message. Considering the power vocabulary has to influence perception, I’d advise against using the terms “elite” and" elitist," in regards to the wealthy and their habits.
From their perspective, such phrasing validates their status above the rest of us and casually implies that we agree that we’re inferior to them. Consider a more apt term for describing them, like “the parasite class,” “the 1%,” or “guillotine-fodder.”
I’d just like to step on the soapbox for one quick, tangential message. Considering the power vocabulary has to influence perception, I’d advise against using the terms “elite” and" elitist," in regards to the wealthy and their habits.
From their perspective, such phrasing validates their status above the rest of us and casually implies that we agree that we’re inferior to them. Consider a more apt term for describing them, like “the parasite class,” “the 1%,” or “guillotine-fodder.”