Class and Society
The class structure in all modern societies is similar. It is characterised by the existence of two classes- the upper class (comprised mainly of a privileged few with immense economic and political privileges) and the other class (made up of the working and welfare-dependent class). The agenda of the elite class is mostly inconsistent with that of the others. While the former are fixated on hegemonic relations and a monopoly of political and economic power; the latter are engrossed in the pursuit of a livelihood and survival. The concentration of wealth in the hands of aristocrats in power coupled with insufficient transparency of its redistribution has overtime influenced structural imbalance. The main feature of which are poverty, drug addiction, unemployment, single-parenthood, mass depression, underfunded social services… These notwithstanding, in every generation, new money emerges. A few, previously underprivileged and largely unknown individuals and families emerge from the “other class” (middle and/or lower class) to integrate with and in rare circumstances, overtake the existing privileged aristocrats. How does new money emerge? What factors are critical for such emergence? Inherited wealth, synonymous with old money ranks lower than entrepreneurally-generated wealth. While the former is perpetuated by enduring business connections and privileges; the latter is created by innovation, dynamism and a relentless ability to challenge status-quo. To put in context, the Queen of England’s net worth, according to Forbes Magazine is around half a billion, quite a nice sum but not enough to personally earn a spot on the billionaire ranks.
Think outside the box!
Although there are huge similarities in our shared social experiences; there are differences in individual performance. One cogent rational for this is that differences in mental processing power culminates in differences in outcome! While some see challenges; others see opportunities. While some see the cup as half empty; others see it as half full. What you see is a self-fulfilling prophesy!

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