Do You Live in a Bubble?

[kalm]

Interesting questions here (although I'm not sure about the racial angle ). There are of course many bubbles. News bubbles, social bubbles, entertainment bubbles, racial bubbles (maybe that's mine)etc.

There exists a new upper class that’s completely disconnected from the average white American and American culture at large, argues Charles Murray, a libertarian political scientist and author.

Take this 25-question quiz, based on a similar one published in Murray’s 2012 book, “Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010,” to find out just how thick your bubble is.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sens ... -a-quiz-2/

[kalm]

My score:

You got 38 points.

The higher your score, the thinner your bubble. The lower, the more insulated you might be from mainstream American culture.

See below for scores Charles Murray would expect you to get based on the following descriptions.

48–99: A lifelong resident of a working-class neighborhood with average television and movie going habits. Typical: 77.

42–100: A first-generation middle-class person with working-class parents and average television and movie going habits. Typical: 66.

11–80: A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents. Typical: 33.

0–43: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person who has made a point of getting out a lot. Typical: 9.

0–20: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person with the television and movie going habits of the upper middle class. Typical: 2.

[CAA Flagship]

24

[CAA Flagship]

This is about American Culture and not one sports question other than Jimmie Johnson? This guy is out of touch.

[YoUDeeMan]

15.

Odd survey though.

[Pwns]

39. Lost points apparently for not ever having bought a pickup or not watching enough TV.

[Baldy]

My score:

You got 38 points.

The higher your score, the thinner your bubble. The lower, the more insulated you might be from mainstream American culture.

See below for scores Charles Murray would expect you to get based on the following descriptions.

48–99: A lifelong resident of a working-class neighborhood with average television and movie going habits. Typical: 77.

42–100: A first-generation middle-class person with working-class parents and average television and movie going habits. Typical: 66.

11–80: A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents. Typical: 33.

0–43: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person who has made a point of getting out a lot. Typical: 9.

0–20: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person with the television and movie going habits of the upper middle class. Typical: 2.

Bubbleboy

71 here...lifelong all-American average dude.

[Ibanez]

Have you or your spouse ever bought a pickup truck?

[93henfan]

71 for me.

I've always been a man of the people.

[∞∞∞]

18.

A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents.

[93henfan]

18.

A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents.

Now assimilate, motherfucker!

[Ibanez]

I got 31. I'm confused as to why there's so much overlap in scoring definitions. Am I 11-80 or 0-43?

[Ibanez]

39. Lost points apparently for not ever having bought a pickup or not watching enough TV.

Same here. And probably not eating at many of those restaurants.


Though Waffle House...that's not bad eating on a Saturday morning.

[93henfan]

I got 31. I'm confused as to why there's so much overlap in scoring definitions. Am I 11-80 or 0-43?

There should be a few bolded definitions at the end. Pick the one that applies to you. For instance, I was:


48–99: A lifelong resident of a working-class neighborhood with average television and movie going habits. Typical: 77.

[Ibanez]

I got 31. I'm confused as to why there's so much overlap in scoring definitions. Am I 11-80 or 0-43?

There should be a few bolded definitions at the end. Pick the one that applies to you. For instance, I was:


48–99: A lifelong resident of a working-class neighborhood with average television and movie going habits. Typical: 77.

I feel like i'm a good mix of both of these

11–80: A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents. Typical: 33.

0–43: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person who has made a point of getting out a lot

[kalm]

My score:

Bubbleboy

71 here...lifelong all-American average dude.

Yep...I'm a paragon of white socio-economic virtue!

[∞∞∞]

18.

A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents.

Now assimilate, motherfucker!

Haha, I'm not blind to the fact that I barely know what it's like to be in rural/industrial America. I'm surprised I scored higher than Cluck though.

[kalm]

39. Lost points apparently for not ever having bought a pickup or not watching enough TV.

Same here. And probably not eating at many of those restaurants.


Though Waffle House...that's not bad eating on a Saturday morning.

I've owned 3 trucks but have not dined at any of those restaurants.

[Ibanez]

Same here. And probably not eating at many of those restaurants.


Though Waffle House...that's not bad eating on a Saturday morning.

I've owned 3 trucks but have not dined at any of those restaurants.

I've been to most of those restaurants, just not in the past year.


And i've owned SUVs. I bought on this year, but that's not a pick-em up truck.

[andy7171]

49

[bluehenbillk]

40 points for me.

[Grizalltheway]

Moops!

[kalm]

I've owned 3 trucks but have not dined at any of those restaurants.

I've been to most of those restaurants, just not in the past year.


And i've owned SUVs. I bought on this year, but that's not a pick-em up truck.

English, motherfucker!

[kalm]

Sorry, that's my white patriotic bubble side talking again.

[Ibanez]

I've been to most of those restaurants, just not in the past year.


And i've owned SUVs. I bought on this year, but that's not a pick-em up truck.

English, motherfucker!

I speak English and Southern Appalachian.