Middle class death creeps in silent with no sirens or smoke…
This slow bleed feels worse than any crash because nobody calls it out…
middleclassparty
@middle_class_us
People think collapse looks like explosions and chaos.Nope. That’s in the movies.
Reality is different.
It looks like a nurse and a manufacturing tech who can’t afford rent together.
It looks like a veteran using a bucket for a bathroom.
It looks like a college graduate delivering food for an app.
It looks like a 60 year old starting over as a server after 19 years at one company.
It looks like right now. It’s already here.
Most people just don’t have a word for what they are living through.
People think collapse looks like explosions and chaos.
Nope. That's in the movies.
Reality is different.
It looks like a nurse and a manufacturing tech who can't afford rent together.
It looks like a veteran using a bucket for a bathroom.
It looks like a college graduate…
— middleclassparty (@middle_class_us) May 17, 2026
A.I. is about to lead to massive unemployment among skilled, white collar workers (and many, entry-level service workers). I'm yet to see an explanation of how we, as a society, will deal with it, but NOW would be very good time to talk about it.
— Christopher Moore (@TheAuthorGuy) May 17, 2026
So let me say this:
AI bubble is not even half filled yet
Robots will be here to stay
The Unemployment rate is going to soar
Self driving cars will be the future
S&P 500 will hit 10k in the next 12 months
Bitcoin will be at 200k in next 18 months
Government & Billionaires…— Prof (@TheProfInvestor) May 17, 2026
This is it.
Everyone is excited about AI.
I'm not.
AI is the biggest commoditizer of human capability we have ever built. Doctors earn more than cleaners because expertise takes a decade to acquire and judgment to apply. AI is going to make most of that expertise available to… https://t.co/KNGqfAuKYD
— Thierry from arvy 🇨🇭 (@ThierryBorgeat) May 17, 2026
COSTCO is warning that they are seeing significant changes in customer's buying habits. Less beef, more chicken, tuna,store brands. They say this is a signal of severe economic stress that they haven't seen since 2007.
— Mistress Dividend (@mistressdivy) May 16, 2026
One week of groceries for a family. Nothing extravagant. Just the bare bones in a blue state.
I stay home. My husband only leaves the house to work. We have cancelled vacations. Taken our children out of extracurricular activities. Cancelled our gym membership’s. We do not go… pic.twitter.com/NW89UH3hbI— Parker (@DagnyTaggartUSA) May 17, 2026