Class isn’t just about wealth or status—it’s about how we think, what we value...

Class isn’t just about wealth or status—it’s about how we think, what we value, and how we see the world. If you’ve ever spent time with someone from a starkly different class in a stratified society, you’ve felt it: their sense of right and wrong, their expectations for life, even their biases don’t just differ in flavor—they clash at the root. These aren’t superficial quirks; they’re deep-seated moral codes and ways of being that define us.

This matters because conflict doesn’t just arise over scarce resources—it festers over mismatched values. When classes stay separate, people naturally gravitate to those who think and act like them, and friction stays low. Mix them, though, and trouble brews. The lower class can’t easily rise to the rigor of the higher class, so the default is often a slide to the lowest common denominator. The result? Moral and social decay.

Take mixed-class marriages. The stress is brutal—lifestyle expectations, problem-solving styles, even moral instincts collide. More often than not, the higher-class spouse doesn’t lift the lower-class partner up; instead, they’re dragged down. It’s not a failure of love—it’s a failure of compatibility rooted in class.

So why do people dismiss class as outdated? Propaganda. It’s an insidious push to mix classes, stir conflict, and degrade society to its basest level. Lower-class envy and upper-class guilt get weaponized—enticing the former with promises of unearned equality and the latter with a misplaced noblesse oblige. Instead of helping people rise through effort, it pretends they’re already there, eroding standards in the process.

Our ancestors knew this instinctively. Europe’s class systems weren’t accidents—they reflected how people behave over generations. When Europeans came to America, many shed their old hierarchies for a broad middle class. But time has a way of reasserting nature. America’s been around long enough for class to reemerge—not as a relic, but as a law of human behavior. People seek their own kind, aligning with those who share their motivations and values. Stratification isn’t a choice; it’s inevitable.

Fighting it is futile. The moment you stop, classes resurface. So what’s the lesson? Know your class. Your thought patterns, emotional regulation, maturity, and competence tie you to it. I’ve seen people miserable because they’re living below or above their natural class without switching their associations. Self-understanding is the first step—find where you fit, and you’ll find satisfaction. Your spouse should come from the same class too—someone with your moral intuition, biases, and life goals. Friends across classes are fine, but your closest circle will naturally share your stratum. That’s where harmony lives.

Today, with higher education and the internet, class is stratifying even finer. If you’re an outlier in intelligence, maturity, or culture, your tribe might be small—and you might need to find them online. But when you do, it’s electric. It starts with knowing yourself. From there, you’ll find your people—and a life that’s financially, socially, and intellectually full.

Class isn’t dead. It’s us. Ignore it at your peril.