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The medieval and early modern social system was based on ideas of people being born into a certain social class and achieving maximum happiness by accepting the privileges and duties of their station.
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Being content with your station is, of course, antithetical to the American class system, which presents itself, with some justification, as a meritocracy.
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The optimistic age of fins and chrome of the late '50s and early '60s gave way to the practical station wagons and Japanese imports of the 1970s, a time when both new suburban middle class and a recession made it necessary to simultaneously drive longer distances and conserve.
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We put them on an education assembly line every day, starting with one station that teaches them a certain subject before automatically moving them to the next class after a certain period of time.
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