alt Hacker News> which are increasingly out of step with those of the average citizen, especially on social issues
They've always been out of touch in the same way they are now. They just used to align more closely with your own political beliefs.
> which are increasingly out of step with those of the average citizen, especially on social issues
They've always been out of touch in the same way they are now. They just used to align more closely with your own political beliefs.
I don't think that's entirely true. We used to have much more social mobility back when it was legal to e.g. build your own house. These kind of government jobs didn't always require a degree (and getting a degree didn't always require generational wealth). And there was a dramatic increase in class polarisation on social issues post-Occupy Wall Street.