After looking through the slide-show, it appears what they are saying is that in recent years there has been a blurring of the easily recognizable caste system in America… credit has made it easier for the working poor to look like the rich. Because we are in the middle of an economic melt-down and that is one of the shaping influences on your age demographic (the GEN Ys) we may see some interesting things come about. Will we see a reversal in some of the ambiguity that has resulted because it will be harder to afford to carry that forward? Its interesting that the culture would say we value individuality but it appears instead that we want to be like everybody else. Do you think that may be due to an overblown sense of personal rights, justice, or fairness?

It was a very interesting slide show and, like you, it would have been nice to know what the presenters were trying to relay through the dialog that would have gone with the slides.