College used to be a great equalizer: No matter their parents' social status, students who came to campus tended to deal with basic life skills on their own from frying up grilled cheese sandwiches to unclogging toilets and folding laundry.

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No one wants to make sacrifices to their social status.

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If class no longer describes a clear social, economic or even political status, is it worth paying any attention to?

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Unlike Hollywood celebrities who cherish and promote their social status, pragmatic startup luminaries understand that there is no value in a fake follower.

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