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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If you’ll allow an interpetation of their comment

How dare you offer a counter interpretation to my interpretation you terrible person (I wish I didn't need to include this but /s, you are not a terrible person)

Taken on it's own that's a fair and totally valid criticism, I think the pushback is just due to conflating the two experiences as equally out of touch. Anyone who is 59 and has had a steady white collar career is going to lack first-hand experience with the current minimum wage work life, but Harris is a great deal more likely to be able to at least accurately conceptualize and empathize with what it's like vs. someone who's never worked a day in their life and was given $419 million dollars by their father.

Conflating the two as the same is the issue, not casting skepticism on the impact of Harris' teen summer job on her understanding of the challenges facing modern American families, and that's the reason they're being downvoted (imo).

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Ah gotcha. I didn't see it as the two being equal in their levels of out of touchness. No discussion is required on Trump's level of disconnection with the common person. Hopefully they'll make him dig his grave with the golden spoon he was born with.

Harris is certainly out of touch, and while not at the same level as Trump, she's certainly closer to him than she is to us, despite whatever summer job she's had.