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withered_preacher
That used to be a lot clearer back when there were laws restricting social mobility and even how you could spend your money, depending on your class (check out sumptuary laws if you hadn't heard of those). As the aristocracy gradually lost absolute power, class definitions became more implicit than explicit. Outside of simple stereotypes, middle class has mostly become the bit in between and the least well defined. People can find themselves there just because they no longer seem to fit anywhere else.