I can't believe I've never encountered Michael O. Church. His remarkable 2012 taxonomy describes three distinct "ladders" of social class. It's perceptive and useful and filled with trenchant social commentary. And accessible now only via the Wayback Machine web.archive.org/web/20180528... 1/

In 2021, he revisited the issue: "Marx was right. If there are stable social classes, there are exactly two of them." His 2021 worldview is darker, sadder, and rings too true. michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2021/01/28/a... They're long! I recommend reading them both. ht social.coop/@BillySmith